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Holderness

Postby Whickham » Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:20 pm

The HOLDERNESS was wrecked on the Sow & Pigs Rocks, off Blyth 11/03/1959. She was built as the MAINDY TOWER by Rennie Ritchie at Wivenhoe in 1920.

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Re: Holderness

Postby northeast » Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:43 pm

She also had a Tees connection during her life.
1920, 975grt
Rennie, Ritchie & Newport, Wivenhoe (1310) as MAINDY TOWER
for Maindy Transport Co. (Jenkins, Richards & Evans), Cardiff
1922 Sir David Llewellyn, Cardiff
1925 GLEDBURN, Geddes & Couper, Newcastle
1936 GRANGETOFT, Toft S.S. Co. (T. H. Donking), Middlesbrough
HOLDERNESS1920asGRANGETOFT.jpg
Photo Charlie Hill

1955 HOLDERNESS, Holderness S.S. Co., Hull
HOLDERNESS1920asGRANGETOFTck.jpg
After sale, before renaming, coll Clive Ketley

HOLDERNESS1920CAH.jpg
Photo Charlie Hill

Wrecked on the Sow and Pigs Rocks off Blyth East Pier on 11/3/1959,
Blyth for Londonderry with coal
northeast
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