GRAIG (IMO 5410937)

[Keelman]

Completed in 1950 as SHERBORNE by Lithgows Ltd., Port Glasgow, for the Basra Steam Shipping Co. Ltd., London
1952 sold to Idwal Williams & Co. Ltd., Cardiff, renamed GRAIG
1963 sold to Ta Hing Company, Hong Kong, renamed EASTERN FIR
1966 sold to the Fir Line Ltd., Monrovia, renamed TJAKRA DONIA SATU
1966 sold to the Lib Norse Steamship Co.Ltd., Monrovia, renamed NORMARK I
1969 sold to Ozeansun Via. Marittima SA, Panama, renamed LUCKY I
1977 came to grief near Kaohsiung on delivery voyage to shipbreakers, broken up where she lay

Pictured at the Commissioners buoys, North Shields, 03/05/1962

[creemaster]

Been through to the Tyne today, completely changing on the south side
Middle Docks looks to be a housing estate, some homes built and sold
GRAIG apparently is Welsh for Green
France Fenwick's DALEWOOD was sold by Hadley Shipping Co. Ltd as CYMBELINE to a William's subsidiary
The story went that she was renamed GREEN ROCK as there was already a GRAIGROCK
Regards
Graham

[creemaster]

Should add that it a Thursday as I was born Saturday 12th May 1962
Sharing the same birthday as NEM!
Regards
Graham

[northeast]

Superb photo, Malcolm, as always. From 61 years ago!

[Keelman]

Good Heavens George. I am getting long in the tooth!
My best wishes to you

[northeast]

I won't dare to ask how old you were when you took the photo (but you can tell us if you wish ) But you certainly had some remarkably good camera equipment and film/slides in your young(er) days!

[Hornbeam]

You can’t beat black and white photos for detail, ( barring for Funnel Colours it is indeed a cracking photo). Depending on Mr Keelman’s age his camera could have been the starter camera for youngsters in those Post War Years the Lightweight “Brownie 127” handy for slipping into your Jacket pocket.

[northeast]

Come on, Ron, did you ever get a photo like that with a Brownie!!

[Keelman]

I actually came into this world a couple of years before the Battle Of Britain took place, not that I was taking too much notice of the goings at the time!

Regarding cameras, I remember having something like a "brownie" at some stage, which was more often than not pointed at steam locomotives, needless to say I have nothing left to show from those days

It was probably about the time I began working for Turners Photography that I began taking an interest in ships, and so naturally felt the need for a "decent" camera. With the privilege of staff discount on cameras and film I chose a 35mm Zeiss Ikon single lens reflex camera, plus a tele-photo lens. Kodak's brilliant "Kodachrome" transparency film was a must as far as film choice went.
As good as it was Kodachrome film's slow speed meant it could not cope with dull lighting conditions very well, or not at all. This led me to buy a Zeiss Ikon folding bellows camera which gave eight pictures on a 120 size roll of monochrome film. There was a good choice of monochrome films, made by Ilford, to suit all lighting conditions
The age of the digital camera and computing has of course changed the recording of images beyond belief. I did eventually succumb to progress and purchase a digital camera. My faithful Zeiss SLR camera is tucked away in a cupboard somewhere. My folding bellows camera?, unfortunately that was accidentally left behind on the parapet of a railway bridge, during a trip to the Settle & Carlisle Railway, many moons ago

[Hornbeam]

Come on, Ron, did you ever get a photo like that with a Brownie!!

No is the correct answer It was ok for the purposes of recording an event and like keelman good enough for a youngster to photograph steam trains stood on the Bridge at Darlo Station or having a wander around Hartlepool Docks looking at the Reserve Fleet on a Sunday morning.
Unfortunately like many others when moving homes those precious photos have gone adrift along the way.