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Headman - 1924

PostPosted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 6:37 am
by Whickham
HEADMAN was built for United Towing as Cochrane's YN 800 in 1924
Sold to Blyth Tug Co in 1962 and renamed HILLSIDER
Broken up at Blyth in 1972

Headman8.jpg
Photo by Skyfotos

Headman12.jpg

Re: Headman - 1924

PostPosted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 6:35 pm
by magoonigal
She must have been HEADMAN for a little while.

John Clarksons picture ofher arriving at Blyth in 1962 shows her with the Maltese Cross and Buff Funnel.
She olso had a white lifeboat later replaced with a Black one as shown.
The funnel top also shows a lot more discolouration.

She was priced at £15,000 but they got her for the knock down price of £11,250.
When sold for scrapping in 1972 they got £3,000 for her.

Re: Headman - 1924

PostPosted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 8:55 pm
by northeast
Two from Charlie Hill ....
HEADMAN1924.jpg

HEADMAN1924BCAH.jpg

Re: Headman - 1924

PostPosted: Tue Dec 31, 2019 4:14 pm
by Dennis Maccoy
As Hillsider at Blyth.
Hillsider, October 1965_1_1.jpg
October 1965
Hillsider, Blyth, 2 January 1971_3_1.jpg
On a calm and frosty 2 January 1971