SPYROS L

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SPYROS L

Postby Dennis Maccoy » Wed Oct 02, 2013 7:18 pm

The Greek Spyros L, built by Swan Hunter in 1940 for Ellerman's Wilson Line as Angelo, in South Harbour Blyth with a (slightly shifted) cargo of pit props in September 1965.
Spyros L September 1965_1.jpg
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Re: SPYROS L

Postby northeast » Wed Oct 02, 2013 8:45 pm

In a rather sorry state for an old EWL steamer, see her in better time here
http://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/A-Ships/angelo1940.html
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Re: SPYROS L

Postby magoonigal » Sun Oct 13, 2013 8:27 pm

The things you miss.......but I would only have been 14 at the time!

and she did last another 8 years or so.
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