WELSH HERALD (5418422), Welsh Ore Carriers Ltd, 19543gt,
completed Austin & Pickersgill, Southwick, Sunderland, 4-1963
1963 WELSH HERALD - 1976 ASTRAPATRICIA
BU Chittagong 30.11.93 [Z.N.Enterprise]

These photos by Albert Weller, the first in Tees Bay, the second in berth, show that early in her life she was gray-hulled: Ron

At Glasgow on 11 December 1968 having just departed from General Terminus Quay, just visible in the left background.

Albert Weller slides showing her arriving in the Tees and berthed at Eston Jetty: Ron

Interesting Funnel.

Its listed as Welsh Overseas freighters Ltd, Newport, Gwent and appears to be a Lion Climbing a ladder.

At one time held record for largest ever cargo of ore into Tees....owned by the Gibbs family....

Geoff

Also had a smaller bulker WELSH VOYAGER in 1977 and 3 x SD14's WELSH TRIDENT, ENDEAVOUR, TROUBADOUR all from A&P.

Didn't know that....thanks

Geoff

In the same time period they also had the WELSH HERALD (1968 Built.)

By 1982 they were down to the WELSH VOYAGER but they also had the UNION GEM (1977) however she was under the Management of Union Transport.

Its a "Griffon" not a Lion