GLOXINIA as VIRGINIA M featured on Shipspotting.com
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http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/pho ... id=1827348

Graham

Couple of nice pictures of her by Chris Howell as well...........

Nice find!

A fine example of well built ship built on the Tyne at Redheads nice photo,

Been quite a few on there and shipsnostalgia of later, sn had PUSSUR built on the wear in the 1960s. Should be able to find that and post link. Ship spotting had a really old wear built cargo ship from 1920s which was taken in Australia.
Ships Monthly years ago had a feature on Gloxinia and her sisters built at Readheads which started with HUDSON POINT and HUDSON DEEP which were the laregst raised three quarter deck vessels in the world when they were completed. The Hudson boats were built for the carriage of sugar from the West Indies to the Thames and ended up as experiemntal colliers in the early 1960s before they tramped worldwide. Three (?) built for Stag Line and two (?) for France Fenwicks who traded them in the Candian Great Lakes during the summer months

Graham

VIRGINIA M (5132561), Greece, 7058gt,
completed Readhead, South Shields, 5-1958
1958 GLOXINIA - 1977 VIRGINIA M
BU Perama 2.8.82 [Sarikjis, Sakalidou & Sakalidis]

In our own NEM waters! Tees Dock - 1 August 1979:
As GLOXINIA see: viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1762

Ron

Further views of VIRGINA M

In the early 70's BSC bought a couple of loads of Battleship scrap from the USA,most years, this was really hefty chunks say 4" to 10" mainly plates. The only port interested in doing it, especially as they had the underused gear, was Sunderland and the best ships for the traffic were the Stag Line ships as they seemed to be able to take 'the knocks' of which there were many....

geoff

As GLOXINIA on the Manchester Ship Canal 17.11.76

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9m9LnIyu-w

Came across this 8mm film on youtube. First thought was that it was HUDSON DEEP or Hudson POINT but while the latter had kingposts either side of the funnel there are no pictures about of her with a black hull, just a grey one. Also wondered if it was Dagenham Dock she was departing from as that was owned by the Samuel Williams group which also owned Hudson Steamship and she comes very close to the inbound HUDSON FIRTH, FIRTH greeting her like a fleetmate!.
But..........
After a look on Tyne built ships I would suggest GLOXINIA as she has the king posts, black hull and a red funnel with black top.
Regards
Graham

Nice bit of film, passes one of the Hellenic Lines C1-M class.