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River View (2)

PostPosted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 10:38 am
by tynebuoy
Card photo dated 27th April 1960. Tried to scan the name of the vessel sailing but no good.
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Re: River View (2)

PostPosted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 8:39 pm
by Tynesider
Wow that's an oldie, check the caravans :D

Re: River View (2)

PostPosted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 7:33 am
by northeast
Maybe Kevin was living in one of them .... :)

The car at bottom left might be sister to my Triumph Renown, in production circa 1949-1954.

Re: River View (2)

PostPosted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 10:03 am
by magoonigal
From earlier correspondence with Kevin.....

The pilot cutter is the ALERT built 1949 at Robson's, South Shields
and sold September 1961.

Re: River View (2)

PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 11:16 am
by tynebuoy
With the help of Paul Hood, Malcolm Cranfield, Graham Thursby and Risto Brzoza we now know the identity of the vessel.
She's the Johan Jeansson of Kalmarsund Steamship Co., Kalmar, Sweden. She was built in 1930 by Helsingborgs Varfs, Helsingborg. In 1960 she became Johan for Oy Johanship Ab, Vasa and from 1963 was used as a grain storage barge.
She was broken up in Hamina in 1985.
Johan Jeansson.jpg

JOHAN.jpg

Re: River View (2)

PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 12:36 pm
by Whickham
A truely international team (both sides of the Tyne). Well done.