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ST. GEORGE
by Keelman » Sat Mar 15, 2014 4:24 pm
Under construction by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd., Wallsend, June 1968. Designed for British Rail services on Harwich/Hook Of Holland route.
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Re: ST. GEORGE
by northeast » Tue Mar 18, 2014 12:42 pm
Did she suffer from excessive vibration, I sailed on her Harwich-Hook late 1976 and seem to remember a lot of it!
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Re: ST. GEORGE
by magoonigal » Sun Mar 30, 2014 5:16 pm
British Railways Board, Harwich.
Ferry, 1200 Passengers. Bow and Stern Doors.
7,356 Gross. 3,869 Net. 1,020 Dwt. Speed 21 Kts.
Subsequent History:
[1990 cv to day-excursion passenger ship] - 84 PATRA EXPRESS - 90 SCANDINAVIAN SKY II - 90 SCANDINAVIAN DAWN - 96 DISCOVERY DAWN - 98 ISLAND DAWN - 00 TEXAS TREASURE
Disposal Data:
BU Alang 23.9.08 & beached 26.9.08
At a later date the Rustons were replaced with Twin Wartsila 16V32 Diesels developing 16,110 bhp.
Ferry, 1200 Passengers. Bow and Stern Doors.
7,356 Gross. 3,869 Net. 1,020 Dwt. Speed 21 Kts.
Subsequent History:
[1990 cv to day-excursion passenger ship] - 84 PATRA EXPRESS - 90 SCANDINAVIAN SKY II - 90 SCANDINAVIAN DAWN - 96 DISCOVERY DAWN - 98 ISLAND DAWN - 00 TEXAS TREASURE
Disposal Data:
BU Alang 23.9.08 & beached 26.9.08
At a later date the Rustons were replaced with Twin Wartsila 16V32 Diesels developing 16,110 bhp.
Paul Hood. + WSS Tyneside Branch Hon Sec.
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Re: ST. GEORGE
by TEESMAN » Mon Mar 31, 2014 2:50 pm
ST GEORGE on the buoys at Hawrich 19.04.81 and outwards from Hawrich in June 1978
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Re: ST. GEORGE
by Tony Frost » Tue Aug 04, 2015 3:47 pm
Spot the deliberate mistakes from a post card sold on board
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Re: ST. GEORGE
by Patrick Hill » Tue Aug 04, 2015 5:34 pm
As SCANDINAVIAN DAWN at Immingham 25/07/1990
Rgds
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Re: ST. GEORGE
by magoonigal » Tue Aug 04, 2015 10:13 pm
Ahhhhhh the well known case of the dreaded SS.
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