VILNIUS

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VILNIUS (5381045) (subsequently amended to VILNYUS), Russia, 4956gt,
completed Turku 4-1939, ex Atlanta-46.
1976 deleted from Lloyd's Register - no longer seagoing - converted for use as a floating warehouse.
(Miramar - hulked Russia 73)

The old-timer VILNIUS on the Tyne on 28 August 1972.

Ron

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50 YEARS AGO TODAY!

New scans of above views from original negatives. (I note one of those has disappeared somewhere down the line)
Newcastle Quay - 28 August 1972:

These were my last photos for this trip and I have mentioned the 20 ships I photo'd that day.
Back then I was still recording every ship in sight, whether I took her photo, or not. Altogether I recorded 45 sightings that day (exclusing those warships) and it may be of interest to now provide a full list in the order I wrote them down: SANDRINGHAM QUEEN, STORMONT, FRANCES-B, EDITH, ETHEL EVERARD, VILNYUS, CAVACO, REMUERA, VISTAFJORD, THEOTOKOS, WINGULL, LONDON LION, JOSEPH R. SMALLWOOD, CHEMICAL VENTURER, GUDVIN, SIR WILLIAM WALKER, SUAVITY, DUNKYLE, GOWANBANK, TYNEDALE H, GOLDEN EAGLE, ZIRA, LIVANITA,CORABANK, VENUS, DAVID MARLEY, CHRYSOVALANDOU DYO, BRAEMAR, SIR JOHN SNELL, SIR JOHNSTONE WRIGHT, LUOSSA, STOLT LION, QUAYSIDER, CLAN MACLAREN, HARAMBEE, WESTSIDER, NESTOR, BEN IDRIS, JETTE WONSILD, ASHBROOKE, IRONSIDER, TEXACO VERMONT, GEORGE V, ALNMOUTH, SUGAR PRODUCER.

Ron M