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Berwick Shipyards

Postby northeast » Sun May 13, 2012 8:36 am

An excellent site by Billy Swan, covering shipbuilding at Berwick can be found at
http://www.berwickshipyard.com/index.html
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Re: Berwick Shipyards

Postby northeast » Sat May 26, 2012 9:27 am

GOLD of 1951
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Lower photo at King George V Dock, London on 17/10/1970
1951, 120grt
Wm. Weatherhead & Sons, Berwick-on-Tweed for London & Rochester Shipping & Trading Company
One of the 'Crazy Gang' fleet, named after Jimmy Gold
Later with Milford Haven Dry Dock Co.
In LR 1990, gone by 1993 .....from David Asprey .... listed as 'continued existence in doubt'
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Re: Berwick Shipyards

Postby northeast » Sat May 26, 2012 9:32 am

TRITON and THETIS were built at Berwick for the Corinth Canal, one of many successful export orders

TRITON
At Corinth on 15/9/2007, photo by Nikos
1964, 81gt
Fairmile Construction, Berwick (588)
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THETIS
At Corinth on 15/9/2007, photo by Nikos
1965, 81gt
Fairmile Construction, Berwick (589)
THETIS150907.jpg
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Re: Berwick Shipyards

Postby northeast » Sat May 26, 2012 8:49 pm

NAUGHTON
In King George V Dock, London on 9/10/1971
NAUGHTON1951.jpg

1951, 120grt
Wm. Weatherhead & Sons, Berwick-on-Tweed for London & Rochester Shipping & Trading Company
One of the 'Crazy Gang' fleet, named after Charlie Naughton
Last recorded owner were Elizabeth Morgans & John Blundell
Now a houseboat on the Medway.
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