Dunstanburgh Castle

[michaelp]

Dunstanburgh Castle-- Bamburgh Shipping Co Ltd-- 57,133gt
Built on the Wear but on the Tyne for dry dock
I read somewhere that she had a notch cut in the stern so she could fit in the dry dock at Hebburn.
Maybe some of you more knowledgeable chaps may know if this was the case

Michael

[teesships]

Built in 1969 by Swan Hunter Ltd. at the former Furness Shipbuilding yard at Haverton Hill for the Bamburgh Shipping Co. Ltd. (W.A.Souter and Co. Ltd. managers), Newcastle. 1981:Sold to Global Shipping Co. Ltd., South Korea. and renamed GLOBAL AMBITION. 1982: Renamed GLOBAL HOPE. 19.9.1994: Arrived off Alang to be broken up.

Built on the Tees.
See also: viewtopic.php?f=47&t=3124

Ron M