LST 1081 - BALTIC FERRY

LST 1081 - BALTIC FERRY

Postby Dennis Maccoy » Sun Jul 29, 2012 4:54 pm

In addition to routine repair and maintenance dockings Tyneside’s ship repairers carried out many re-builds, lengthening operations and conversions. This one was typical. The first two pictures show the former USN LST 1081 in the Albert Edward Dock during July 1965, before conversion, and the third shows conversion to the Atlantic S N Co’s BALTIC FERRY almost complete the following year at Smith’s Docks North Shields.
LST 1080 (Baltic Ferry) July 1965 (1)_1.jpg
LST 1080 (Baltic Ferry) July 1965 (2)_1.jpg
Baltic Ferry 1966_1.jpg
Last edited by Dennis Maccoy on Sat Mar 30, 2019 5:49 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: LST 1081 - BALTIC FERRY

Postby northeast » Sun Jul 29, 2012 6:56 pm

Thanks for these Dennis, have never seen her pre-conversion before, very interesting!
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Re: LST 1081 - BALTIC FERRY

Postby Dennis Maccoy » Sun Mar 10, 2019 12:08 pm

Early stage of conversion, October 1965.
LST 1080 (Baltic Ferry), October 1965_1.jpg
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Re: LST 1081 - BALTIC FERRY

Postby magoonigal » Wed Mar 20, 2019 12:48 am

One of the 'Fort Class' Stores Ships from 1945 in Dry Dock?????

Possibly FORT LANGLEY or ROSALIE.
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Re: LST 1081 - BALTIC FERRY

Postby Dennis Maccoy » Sat Mar 30, 2019 5:50 pm

Edited 30 March 2019 to correct original identity to LST 1081, not LST 1080 as originally posted. Error discovered whilst researching notes for a presentation.
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Re: LST 1081 - BALTIC FERRY

Postby northeast » Sun Mar 31, 2019 6:31 am

Thanks Dennis, have amended in all titles.
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