No 64

[Whickham]

No 64 built by Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. at Hull in 1912.
In 1920 passed to the Tees Conservancy Commissioners at Middlesbrough.
See details at: http://shippingandshipbuilding.uk/view.php?ref=202738
Photo dated 1935

Photo by Thomas McLaren & Co

[teesships]

See also: viewtopic.php?f=139&t=601&p=73495#p73495

Ron M

[Hornbeam]

Interesting photograph, Dick ? was her Chief Engineer, it looks like she is anchored off the Graving Dock Jetty most probably getting some stores which were held at the Graving Dock, looks like No10 Dredger in the background. 64 had an unusual Bridge in that it was basically a riveted metal box which was I presumed from her Wartime Service as I do remember that she had so I was told been used for carrying Military cargo in WW1 or STUFT in modern day terms. The other unusual feature she had was that she had a Porthole in the Bulkhead twixt Stokehold and Hold the glass was still affixed with the Deadlight closed.
The machinery on these old vessels was built to last their lifetime as long as you remembered to have the steam drain cocks open on start up and plenty of lubricant.
The art of Bearing Scraping and the correct shim removal was not lost on these old vessels.

[Hornbeam]

Now I have seen the date (I really do need new glasses Hospital Appointment in November to do the Bomb Aimer Test the Armoured Wheelhouse/Box must have been a WW2 fitment when she was doing Boom Defence duties.