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CITY OF YORK

PostPosted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:48 am
by MadMaxLab
Built in 1953 by Vickers Armstrong.
Renamed MEDITERRANEAN SKY in 1971.
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Taken on the Tyne 1966 - 1968

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Royal Group of Docks 1968/69

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Alongside Tilbury landing stage 20/7/1969

Re: CITY OF YORK

PostPosted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 1:11 pm
by teesships
Converted to this.
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Then, sadly, to this.
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arrested at Patras 8.96, beached (leaking) at Eleusis 26.11.02 & capsized at Eleusis by 1.03.
(source of these photos not now recorded)
Ron

CITY OF YORK

PostPosted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 7:50 pm
by Keelman
City Of York .jpg
Built by Vickers Armstrong at Walker in 1953 CITY OF YORK was the second of the familiar Ellerman quartet to enter service.
Pictured on one of her visits to Newcastle Quay. Note the cluster of craft belonging to Associated Lead alongside the ship.

Re: CITY OF YORK

PostPosted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 6:30 am
by northeast
Fine view of one of these impressive sisters, pride of the Ellerman fleet!

Re: CITY OF YORK

PostPosted: Sun Aug 17, 2014 1:21 pm
by teesships
50 YEARS AGO TODAY!

Middlesbrough Dock, 17 August 1964:
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Ron

Re: CITY OF YORK

PostPosted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 3:27 pm
by creemaster
Sadly now like this and apparently destined to be refloated and scrapped as part of a clearence of the bay
Regards
Graham

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