ORMESBY CROSS (1967)
Posted:
Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:18 pm
by teesships
The ORMESBY CROSS, 214/67, on 12.1.81 returning to the Tees Towing base.
She was broken up locally in the early months of 1985.
(from a slide by Michael Green in my collection)
Ron
See also:
viewtopic.php?f=67&t=22378&p=48748#p48748
Re: ORMESBY CROSS (1967)
Posted:
Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:38 am
by TEESMAN
Re: ORMESBY CROSS (1967)
Posted:
Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:19 am
by Patrick Hill
Think your date is wrong for the 3rd photo of three Mick - no wheelhouse but on the last later dated photo it's back?
Re: ORMESBY CROSS (1967)
Posted:
Tue Jan 22, 2013 2:02 pm
by TEESMAN
Thanks Patrick date was 6th July 1985
Re: ORMESBY CROSS (1967)
Posted:
Tue Feb 04, 2014 8:31 pm
by teesships
A couple of slides by Albert Weller showing her in action:
Ron
Re: ORMESBY CROSS (1967)
Posted:
Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:11 pm
by magoonigal
Going back a few pictures..........the INTEROCEANIC II was launched by Swan Hunter at Haverton Hill on the 7th February 1977. Completed February 1978.
112,745 dwt.
Subsequent History:
[LD as ROBKAP VI] - 79 GEROI KERCHI - 79 AFRAN EQUATOR - 86 CHEVRON EQUATOR - 90 EQUATOR
Disposal Data:
BU Chittagong 3.5.00
Re: ORMESBY CROSS (1967)
Posted:
Fri Dec 15, 2017 7:45 pm
by teesships
Revisiting the topic of INTEROCEANIC II in one of Mick's photos above indicates a couple of points of interest.
Launched as ROBKAP VI in February 1977 I believe, but not certain, she may have been Russian (U.S.S.R.) flag?
By the time of her completion a full year later she had been renamed and delivered under the Panama flag.
Mick's photo is roughly at the midway point of her fitting out, already renamed and clearly moving under her own steam, propeller thrashing, with tug assistance. On trials, or simply moving berth? The interesting point seems to be that she shows no port of registry and is flying the Red Ensign, so regarded as British flagged at that stage.
Mick, do you know what she was doing that day? Please post your photos of her as INTEROCEANIC II as she does not otherwise feature in the NEM archives!
Ron
Re: ORMESBY CROSS (1967)
Posted:
Sat Dec 16, 2017 8:22 am
by Whickham
Miramar has laid down as ROBKAP VI but launched as INTEROCEANIC II, so debate there. A launch photo would be good.
Regarding the lack of POR and the flying of the Red Ensign, suggests to me that she is still Swan Hunter owned and hasn't been handed over yet.
POR still being debated by the eventual owner?
Re: ORMESBY CROSS (1967)
Posted:
Sun Dec 17, 2017 8:41 pm
by teesships
50 YEARS AGO TODAY!
Tees Towing Tug Station - 17 December 1967:
Other Tees Towing tugs photographed 50 YEARS AGO TODAY during this visit by the Teesside Ship Society:
DANBY CROSS - see:
viewtopic.php?f=141&t=1386HUTTON CROSS - see:
viewtopic.php?f=141&t=445INGLEBY CROSS - see:
viewtopic.php?f=141&t=12593Ron