LONDON LION

LONDON LION

Postby MadMaxLab » Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:25 am

Built in 1972 by Swan Hunter - Wallsend

GRT: 125916

Renamed: 78 TROPICAL LION - 94 LIWA

Arrived at Gadani Beach 18/2/1999 to be broken up.

LONDON LION   JULY 1972.jpg
July 1972
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Re: LONDON LION

Postby magoonigal » Fri Mar 29, 2013 6:43 pm

Is that the Ferry Landing or one of the Neptune Yard Slips, that your standing on, Peter??
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Re: LONDON LION

Postby MadMaxLab » Sat Mar 30, 2013 12:14 am

Must have been the ferry landing - was never inside the yards.
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Re: LONDON LION

Postby magoonigal » Sat Mar 30, 2013 12:35 am

I had lost interest in Ships around then BUT missed such a LOT.

Was also at College within spitting distance of the Manchester Ship Canal........... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

By the time I got back into things SUCH a lot had dissapeared.
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Re: LONDON LION

Postby teesships » Sun Aug 28, 2022 2:01 pm

50 YEARS AGO TODAY!

IMO: 7208120

River Tyne - 28 August 1972:
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