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FALCONER BIRKS

PostPosted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 11:21 am
by teesships
FALCONER BIRKS (5112030), North Thames Gas Board, 1762gt,
completed Grangemouth 3-1953
1953 FALCONER BIRKS - 1970 BRIGHTLING - 1970 CAPITAN ALBERTO - 1974 FABIO SAVERIO -
1988 MASTROCOSTAS - 1988 LARA - 1992 SEA HORSE II - 1996 COMODORE - 2001 3 QUEEN I
2011 deleted [No Longer updated by (LRF) IHS (since 24-08-2011)] So, a long life of at least almost 50 years.

Although Albert Weller chopped off his stern I thought this was an interesting view of a vessel actually on Austin's pontoon!
2falconerbirksxaweneg.jpg
Ron

Re: FALCONER BIRKS

PostPosted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 9:05 pm
by Dennis Maccoy
Loaded and ready to sail, at Harton Buoys, September 1966.
Falconer Birks September 1966_1.jpg

Re: FALCONER BIRKS

PostPosted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 12:56 am
by magoonigal
Falconer Moffat Birks CBE, Chief Engineer and the last Deputy Governor of North Thames Gas (1941-1945.)
Later became Deputy Chairman so I'm guessing that would be after 1949.
Brought the last cargo of Gas Coal to the Nine Elms Gas Works in January 1970 and sold shortly afterwards.