by magoonigal » Tue May 29, 2012 11:33 pm
You were daring Harold although it was probably a bit safer then......
I think she was the first ship broken up by H Kitson Vickers after they took over from C F Booth.
She is in Number 3 Dry Dock at the Old Blyth Shipyard. There were three Dry Docks in this section, the biggest being No 3. Heading seawards we also had No 4 and No 5. No 5 was known as the Submarine Dock and it was generally kept empty in case of Urgent need whilst Blyth was a submarine base.
Also a splendid view of my ex-employer's Newly Painted Spirally Guided Gas Holder! You got quite a good view down into the Dock from the top of the Holder Tank, but by the time I was allowed to clamber over such things the ships were long gone.
The implication is that the MINNA was also to be broken up at Blyth, would that be true?
Paul Hood. + WSS Tyneside Branch Hon Sec.