SAGAMORE

[teesships]

SAGAMORE (5305065): Furness Withy & Co. Ltd., London, 10792 gt,
completed Blythswood S.B. Co. Ltd., Glasgow, 12-1957.
1975 CAPITAN ALBERTO (Italy), 1989 TANIA (St. Vincent),
BU Alang 13.6.92 [Gopichand & Co]
Photos: Teesside Branch WSS Albert Weller collection:
The SAGAMORE enters Hartlepool.

..... and berths at the Deepwater Berth with the old coal staithes immediately ahead of her.

Ron

[hartlepoolmonkey]

A friend of mine sent me these two photographs. They are of "Sagamore" in the Victoria Dock taken in 1967 by Alan Grange who says: "They were taken from Central Road, by the swing bridge, looking across the Old Harbour with the North Basin behind me on my way from Throston Bridge to Richardsons & Westgarth. "In the rear you can see the now demolished Coal Staithes".

[teesships]

The series of three views taken by Albert Weller of the SAGAMORE entering Hartlepool:

Ron

[teesships]

Enlargements of two Albert Weller views as she berths at the Deep Water Berth, Hartlepool (as it was in the old days!)

Ron

[hartlepoolmonkey]

Useless Information Department:

Have you noticed, on the photographs I posted, that the stern is a different colour than the others?

[Whickham]

They probably decided that white paint was too expensive to maintain.

[teesships]

Yes, I was waiting for someone to pick up on that which, to me, makes quite a significant difference to the "look" of her! (the white paint looking much better, IMHO)

Ron

[hartlepoolmonkey]

Yes, I was waiting for someone to pick up on that which, to me, makes quite a significant difference to the "look" of her! (the white paint looking much better, IMHO)

Ron

Definitely - the white paint is better!