SIR JOHN SNELL
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Sun Jan 19, 2014 12:38 pmby TEESMAN
SIR JOHN SNELL on the Tyne
- September 1975 Photo Michael Green
- April 1980 Photo Michael Green
Re: SIR JOHN SNELL
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Thu Jan 30, 2014 12:33 amby magoonigal
Hall Russell, Aberdeen 1955.
2,947 Gross. 3,640 Dwt. 11 kts.
Subsequent History:
80 AGMAR I
Disposal Data:
BU San Esteban de Pravia 19.10.80, work began 20.12.80 [Desguaces Aviles]
If I remember we had a ship visit on her and I could not make it for some reason, and I have regretted it ever since!
She sneeked out of the River in the dead of night with a load of scrap.
Re: SIR JOHN SNELL
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Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:19 pmby Dennis Maccoy
Arriving at Harton Staiths with a bit of a bump on 27 May 1973.
Re: SIR JOHN SNELL
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Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:53 pmby magoonigal
Occupational Hazard!
Wood's Kind!
Re: SIR JOHN SNELL
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Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:58 pmby Dennis Maccoy
At Harton Buoys on 19 August 1971.
Re: SIR JOHN SNELL
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Sun Nov 06, 2016 11:00 amby creemaster
Don't care what people say about this class they were very graceful boats. Once watched SIR JOHN SNELL come down river from 19/20 staithes and turn by the east pier to head out of Blyth and on another ocaission watch the 'Willy Walker' high out of the water doing up river to load. Must have been soon after a drydocking because she didn't have a dirty bottom.
Regards
Graham
Re: SIR JOHN SNELL
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Fri Sep 19, 2025 3:03 pmby teesships
50 YEARS AGO
IMO: 5329669
River Tyne - 8 September 1975:
Ron M
Re: SIR JOHN SNELL
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Thu Oct 02, 2025 6:27 pmby michaelp
Sir John Snell took the last shipment of 2947 tons of coal from Methil Docks in Fifeshire on 18 May 1977.
Michael