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Port Brisbane
by tynebuoy » Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:25 am
Swans, Wallsend 1948. Duquesa fitting out at Leslies.
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Re: Port Brisbane
by magoonigal » Sun May 12, 2013 5:53 pm
Port Brisbane.
Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson, as yard number 1763 for Port Line, London.
Was the Company Flagship for a while.
Launched 6th July 1948. Completed February 1949.
11,942 Gross. 11,950 Dwt.
17 knots.
Broken up at Hong Kong. Arrival 2nd November 1975.
Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson, as yard number 1763 for Port Line, London.
Was the Company Flagship for a while.
Launched 6th July 1948. Completed February 1949.
11,942 Gross. 11,950 Dwt.
17 knots.
Broken up at Hong Kong. Arrival 2nd November 1975.
Paul Hood. + WSS Tyneside Branch Hon Sec.
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Re: Port Brisbane
by Poyntonian » Tue Dec 31, 2013 1:14 pm
Excellent launch photo above by Tynebuoy.
Here's a less than perfect picture of her completed.
Here's a less than perfect picture of her completed.
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Re: Port Brisbane
by northeast » Tue Dec 31, 2013 5:03 pm
... and another, against a well-known background
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Re: Port Brisbane
by teesships » Tue Dec 31, 2013 6:07 pm
Still a most pleasing design, even after 65 years!
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