Check out all those Foy boats, I guess the only differance in today's Foy boats is they have an engine!
Again that looks like the fish quay in the background.
Queen of the May
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Queen of the May
by Tynesider » Tue Aug 14, 2012 2:29 pm
Another old Tyne pilot boat the Queen of the May (and it's not a painting!)
Check out all those Foy boats, I guess the only differance in today's Foy boats is they have an engine!
Again that looks like the fish quay in the background.
Check out all those Foy boats, I guess the only differance in today's Foy boats is they have an engine!
Again that looks like the fish quay in the background.
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Re: Queen of the May
by Whickham » Tue Aug 14, 2012 4:31 pm
Looks as though she was built by Inglis on the Clyde in 1895
EDIT from George .... from Clyde-built d/base
QUEEN O' THE MAY
built by A & J Inglis Pointhouse Glasgow,
Yard No 238
Built: 1895
Ship Type: LightShip Tender
Tonnage: 270
Length: 127 ft
Breadth: 22 feet
Owner History:
Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses
Tyne Pilots
Admiralty
EDIT from George .... from Clyde-built d/base
QUEEN O' THE MAY
built by A & J Inglis Pointhouse Glasgow,
Yard No 238
Built: 1895
Ship Type: LightShip Tender
Tonnage: 270
Length: 127 ft
Breadth: 22 feet
Owner History:
Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses
Tyne Pilots
Admiralty
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