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ATHELCHIEF

Postby teesships » Mon Jul 04, 2016 12:15 pm

ATHELCHIEF (5028318), 11879gt, completed Hoboken 5-1958
L as ASTROPALITIS - 1958 ATHELCHIEF - 1974 ATHENIAN STAR
BU Kearny 29.8.75 [Union Metals & Alloys Corp]

River Tyne - 30 August 1971:
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Re: ATHELCHIEF

Postby teesships » Thu Sep 02, 2021 8:40 pm

50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK!!

New scan from original negative

River Tyne - 30 August 1971:
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Re: ATHELCHIEF

Postby northeast » Fri Sep 03, 2021 6:11 am

Why did a seemingly incomplete BEIRA berth on the Tyne as early as 1961?

http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/pho ... id=3215038

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8,611 grt; 13,963 dwt; part-reefer; 12 passengers.
Operator: Companhia Nacional de Navegaçao, Lisbon, Portugal.
Built: 1963 by Arsenal do Alfeite, Alfeite, Portugal (hull); completed by NDSM - Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Yard nos. C54/509.
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Re: ATHELCHIEF

Postby teesships » Fri Sep 03, 2021 5:32 pm

Sorry, George, where does 1961 come into it?

For some background to the fire-damaged BEIRA in 1971 see also: http://northeastmaritime.co.uk/viewtopi ... 11&t=12023

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Re: ATHELCHIEF

Postby northeast » Fri Sep 03, 2021 6:53 pm

Thanks Ron, misread the date.
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Re: ATHELCHIEF

Postby teesships » Fri Sep 03, 2021 9:03 pm

.... and there was you .... thinking you're sweet 16 again!!

(At 75 your eyesight goes .... and a lot of other things as well!!)

.... and so does my maths .... sweet 15 you would be then!!

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Re: ATHELCHIEF

Postby magoonigal » Sat Sep 04, 2021 8:09 am

Its the effect of all your, pictures, Ron.
Taking us back to days gone by, and creating a few "Senior Moments". Really enjoyed seeing them. :D :D
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