Left Portsmouth under tow today for breakers at Aliaga.
Completed in 1985 by Swan Hunter.
ARK ROYAL
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Re: ARK ROYAL
by magoonigal » Thu May 23, 2013 10:44 pm
Great pictures of her on your website Dave.
Not seen those one's from T&W Archives before. Assume they are actually Swans pictures, held by T&W.
Not seen those one's from T&W Archives before. Assume they are actually Swans pictures, held by T&W.
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Re: ARK ROYAL
by Whickham » Fri May 24, 2013 6:12 am
I'm sure that you are right about the photos being ex SHS
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Re: ARK ROYAL
by Dennis Maccoy » Fri May 24, 2013 5:11 pm
Yes, definitely Swan Hunter progress photos, taken by Stan & Derek the company's two long-serving photographers who were based in an office & darkroom alongside the Readhead's design office when we moved to Hebburn. Those photos form a veritable treasure trove of shipbuilding interest - I hope that T&W secured all of them - there was woeful archival vandalism on a huge scale, involvimg an industrial document shredder parked on the road into the yard, whilst in recievership.
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Re: ARK ROYAL
by magoonigal » Fri May 24, 2013 6:22 pm
Well at least some of them escaped into private hands!
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