River View (2)

[tynebuoy]

Card photo dated 27th April 1960. Tried to scan the name of the vessel sailing but no good.

[Tynesider]

Wow that's an oldie, check the caravans

[northeast]

Maybe Kevin was living in one of them ....

The car at bottom left might be sister to my Triumph Renown, in production circa 1949-1954.

[magoonigal]

From earlier correspondence with Kevin.....

The pilot cutter is the ALERT built 1949 at Robson's, South Shields
and sold September 1961.

[tynebuoy]

With the help of Paul Hood, Malcolm Cranfield, Graham Thursby and Risto Brzoza we now know the identity of the vessel.
She's the Johan Jeansson of Kalmarsund Steamship Co., Kalmar, Sweden. She was built in 1930 by Helsingborgs Varfs, Helsingborg. In 1960 she became Johan for Oy Johanship Ab, Vasa and from 1963 was used as a grain storage barge.
She was broken up in Hamina in 1985.

[Whickham]

A truely international team (both sides of the Tyne). Well done.