Shields

Shields

Postby tynebuoy » Wed Jul 27, 2016 10:31 am

Card photo dated 24.04.1903.
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Re: Shields

Postby Whickham » Wed Jul 27, 2016 11:32 am

Well, the ferry appears to be TYNEMOUTH and there's only 2 Tynemouths listed in MNL 1904. One is certainly a cargo ship and the other a smaller paddle driven craft owned by the River Tyne Commissioners and built in 1883 at North Shields. This would confirm something that I have wondered about for some time. Was the Hepple built TYNEMOUTH of 1883 a ferry or a tug? It looks as though she was a ferry. Thank you Sir.
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Re: Shields

Postby Whickham » Wed Jul 27, 2016 12:37 pm

Press cutting for the ferry TYNEMOUTH

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