River Tyne

River Tyne

Postby Whickham » Thu Dec 30, 2021 9:21 pm

Another fine view from Kevin Blair. This is an undated photo, but we are guessing just before WW2.

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Re: River Tyne

Postby northeast » Fri Dec 31, 2021 8:05 am

The empty slipways suggest during the depression of late 20's and into early 30's.
Hawthorn's completed only 2 ships in 1932, and 2 in 1933.
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Re: River Tyne

Postby creemaster » Fri Dec 31, 2021 8:52 am

Also the rafts of laid up shipping too.
Did not realise how deep Jarra Slack was
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Re: River Tyne

Postby northeast » Fri Dec 31, 2021 10:49 am

Looks like a lot of reconstruction going on at Wallsend, would that be during the depression?
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Re: River Tyne

Postby Whickham » Sat Jan 01, 2022 1:19 pm

I'm sure the photo is taken after 1932 which was when Palmers collapsed. I have highlighted some areas on the photo to get my/our bearings right.
A: The Swan Hunter East Yard
B: The former Palmers' Hebburn Yard, taken over from Robert Stephenson in 1912 and closed in 1932. Hawthorn Leslie would be off image to the right.
C: This is very indistinct but would be where Palmers ' big dock was, also taken over from Stephenson and eventually filled in by Swans in about 1973.
D: This is the site of the Palmers' Iron Works. Haven't got an exact date of when this land was cleared but I think it was post 1935.
E; At first I thought this was a jetty/staiths with a band of water between it and the river bank but I think it may be one of the ocean liners brought into the river to be scrapped and provide some employment for the Jarrow workers. The "band of water" may in fact be the white upperworks of a ship.
For example OLYMPIC arrived 13/10/1935 and after her fittings had been auctioned off and her superstructure removed she was towed to Inverkeithing for the rest of her to be scrapped 19/09/1937.

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Re: River Tyne

Postby creemaster » Mon Jan 03, 2022 6:04 pm

I may be wrong, my wife says I always am, but there may be a naval ship alongside the liner at the bottom right of the photo
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Re: River Tyne

Postby E28 » Mon Jan 03, 2022 7:33 pm

No, you are right Graham,

the warship outboard is this ill fated cruiser HMAS Sydney.
http://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/S-Ships/sydney1935.html

image must be mid to late 1935 era.
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