South Shields

[tynebuoy]

Ferry South Shields with TIC No25 and San Gregorio behind, can't make out the Gulf tankers name. Date between 59-65.

[Tynesider]

Errr is it me as that sure looks like a shell tanker behind the ferry

Mike

[tynebuoy]

Yes, the Shell tanker is San Gregorio. It's the Gulf one behind that i can't make out.

[teesships]

Mike,

The SAN GREGORIO was completed in 1957 but transferred to Shell Bermuda (Overseas) Ltd in 1959 without change of name, so it could still be her.

Ron

[northeast]

I was hoping the Gulf might be one of the 4 by Furness around 1962, in for drydocking but they all had a slotted funnel front and some prominent ventilators by the funnel.
All the Gulf tankers I have found round that period in photos also had an exhaust extension showing.
Possibles are GULF's HANSA, HOLLANDER, SWEDE (not ITALIAN) of 1962 or maybe the older ARCTIC SEA / BERING SEA of 1959.

By the way, that scrapman's hoss will have a long walk back to Hebburn ....

[Whickham]

This was probably from the time when the Hebburn Lad worked at Smith's and passed "metal things" under the fence to his mate with the horse.

[northeast]

Aye, those were the days, man and horse were both knackered but only one of them ended up on the shelves at Tesco.

[Whickham]

No, Kevin has never stacked shelves at Tesco, he said it was Asda.

[magoonigal]

Not sure if this helps but if that's a Houseflag on the Gulf Tanker its between 1957 and 1964. The Gulf Houseflag was Blue with a yellow disc and GULF in Blue between those years. It changed to a White Background in 1964.

[magoonigal]

T.I.C. No 25 was Broken up at Blyth in 1968.