CITY OF PORT ELIZABETH

by **MadMaxLab** » Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:41 am

Built in 1952 by Vickers Armstrong.
Renamed MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND 1971.

: Swinging to enter the Royal Docks 1968/69

by **teesships** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:02 pm

In Middlesbrough Dock (by Albert Weller)
CITY OF PORT ELIZABETH (5074020): 13,363gt completed by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., Newcastle, 12-1952.
1971 MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND (Greece), 1975 MEDITERRANEAN SUN (Greece), BU Kaohsiung 3.6.80 [Long Jong Industry Co]

Ron

by **HSA31** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 10:09 am

CITY OF PORT ELIZABETH alongside at Newcastle Quay.

by **northeast** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 5:36 pm

A truly impessive sight seeing her towering above those sheds and so far up the Quay.

by **teesships** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 9:25 pm

50 YEARS AGO TODAY
Middlesbrough Dock, 14 September 1964:

Ron

by **teesships** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 9:07 pm

These two views in my photo collection (photographer unknown) show the CITY OF PORT ELIZABETH berthed at Newcastle Quay.

Ron

by **teesships** » Thu Sep 02, 2021 8:17 pm

50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK!!

River Tyne - 30 August 1971 - was she about to be renamed?

Ron M

by **magoonigal** » Fri Sep 03, 2021 7:33 am

An interesting reminder of the Quayside, looking at Harry's pictures again. Tyne Tees Television on City Road.

by **michaelp** » Mon Nov 15, 2021 2:21 pm

Taken May 1966 in the Seamen's strike.

Posted it before but good to see it again and a reminder of the glory days of the Tyne

Michael

by **Hornbeam** » Mon Nov 15, 2021 4:21 pm

As previously indicated a regular visitor to Middlesbrough Docks, smart looking vessel unlike today's floating Flats