Built in 1962 by Bartram's

Broken uo at Naantali 1986

In service before her record lay-up

Bartram yard number 371, Launched 04.05.62. Doxford 670P4 engine, number 360
Completed July 1962 to join the Headlam fleet, (two Liberty ships Sandsend and Sneaton, Glaisdale built in 1940 and Runswick built in 1956). because freight rates were low the ship was laid up in Sunderland's North Dock where it was blown from moorings by a gale in December. Maiden voyage was September 1963 in ballast to Comeau Bay for grain to Birkenhead. Ran aground at Robin Hoods Bay, January 24th 1967 and taken by tugs fiery Cross and Erimus Cross to the Tyne where a large amount of bottom steel work was replaced as well as other repairs by Swan Hunter. Then on 30th January oil from the ships tanks caused a fire in drydock resulting in further damage. In July 1967 Egton returned to service. By 1972 Egton was the only ship owned by Headlam. April 24th 1977 Egton returned to the Jackson Dock in Hartlepool until 6th January 1986 when the ship was towed by the tug Formidable to Finland to be broken up at Naantali.

Details condensed from article by H.S. Appleyard, Marine News, date unknown.

Top photo at Greenwells Quay shows Egton alongside of another of the Headlam ships Glaisdale

The end of EGTON, all photos by Risto Brzoza at Naantali

She saw a bit more service than I though.

I was led to believe the long lay-up was for Tax Purposes, but don't know if thats right.

See also: viewtopic.php?f=172&t=5004&hilit=egton

R.

The following is the article I compiled for TEES PACKET soon after the EGTON left Hartlepool to be broken up
(click on thumbnail images to enlarge and read): Ron

(Most of!) the EGTON at the Potash Terminal in Tees Dock on 13 January 1974. She was, in fact, the first ship to use this then new terminal which is completely independent of the Port Authority. It was a further three years before the adjoining No. 2 Quay, Tees Dock, was opened by the Queen in her Silver Jubilee year of 1977 actually for Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority. Ron

Excellent additional details and photos. Looks like a tarpaulin over the engine on the quayside at Finland? Should a reference to this ship be made in the Whitby section?

Some years ago a retired headmaster showed me the compass from "an old fishing boat" that an old rascal, who had been a night watchman when the boat was laid up in Sunderland, had given to him. He told me that the name of the boat was Egton and these are two photos that I took of it. I don't know what became of the compass and all the notes I printed out about the Egton for him, the headmaster himself has gone now, he was a widower and his daughters, who live in other parts of the country, had absolutely no interest in the compass. I am reasonably sure that the compass was from Bartrams Egton. I hope it was more accurate in service than it was here, North is actually between W & SW., whatever that may be in compass terms I have "The Mariner's Compass" by E.A. Suter, published in 1923 by Brown Sons and Ferguson, but I am much too dim to understand it, but could it be "south west by west"? The advert in the back cover says "Above all things --ACCURACY" ..... Ah well perhaps someday.