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Eastern Rover

PostPosted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 5:04 pm
by fitter
706 EASTERN ROVER LAUNCH.jpg


Thompsons yard no 706 Eastern Rover, 1961. Hawthorn Leslie Doxford 670LBD4 engine. Sister to Eastern Ranger (See post Green Island (Eastern Ranger) by Tony Frost in this thread).

Re: Eastern Rover

PostPosted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 5:08 pm
by fitter
706 EASTERN ROVER trials.jpg
Eastern Rover

Builders photo

Re: Eastern Rover

PostPosted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 1:32 pm
by averheijden
See on this site the story under "EASTERN ROVER"

The re-alignment afloat of a ship's DOXFORD Crank Shaft using liquid nitrogen.

Regards
Alfons

Re: Eastern Rover

PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2013 9:15 am
by averheijden
EASTERN ROVER, ready for Launch 1961

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ALFONS

Re: Eastern Rover

PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2013 8:37 pm
by northeast
Great photo Alfons, someone used some imagination to frame her like that!

Re: Eastern Rover

PostPosted: Mon May 27, 2013 8:39 pm
by magoonigal
The next launch was on the 20th November 1961 soooooooooooooooooooo that is probably her Sister's bow, EASTERN RANGER.