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IRON BARQUE

PostPosted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 9:40 pm
by teesships
IRON BARQUE (5163479), Vallum Sg Co Ltd., Newcastle, 10950gt,
completed Austin & Pickersgill, Southwick, Sunderland, 5-1960
1960 IRON BARQUE - 1970 MAHINDA
BU Alang 1.4.87 [Bharat Shipbreakers Corp]

Albert Weller slide, Eston Jetty, circa October 1968:
IRON-BARQUExaw.jpg

As MAHINDA see: viewtopic.php?f=147&t=9514

Ron

Re: IRON BARQUE

PostPosted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 11:35 am
by shipbroker
We had the Iron Age & Iron Barque in Middlesbrough Dock at same time in 1962/3ish...and the Pilots didn't like the clearance between the ship and the locks and the Harbour Master ( Capt. Tommy Hand) reckoned that they had dropped the water in the dock by 9 inches as they entered.........

geoff

Re: IRON BARQUE

PostPosted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 12:04 am
by magoonigal
Beam 69 ft.

Lock Entrance 80 ft.

A good 5ft 6ins either side.

Re: IRON BARQUE

PostPosted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 7:25 am
by northeast
More likely to have been a draft 'squeeze'?

Re: IRON BARQUE

PostPosted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 11:10 am
by shipbroker
George, wont disagree at this long distance in time.......but Pilots then were also not used to bridge-aft as they felt the wind more..or so was said!

geoff


Having watched a ship go through Corinth Canal now that was a squeeze!

Re: IRON BARQUE

PostPosted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 2:22 pm
by magoonigal
Maximum Draft. 28' 8 1/4"

Depth at Lock, Spring Tides 33' 4". Neap Tides 29' 5".

So very little water under the keel if she was going in fully loaded on a Neap Tide.


As the Length of the Lock was only 160ft I assume vessels only entered at High Water Slack???

Re: IRON BARQUE

PostPosted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 3:19 pm
by teesships
50 YEARS AGO TODAY!

Eston Jetty, River Tees - 23 August 1965:
ironbarque230865.jpg
Ron

Re: IRON BARQUE

PostPosted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 4:30 pm
by teesships
50 YEARS AGO TODAY!

River Tyne - 28 August 1967:
iron-barque280867.jpg
Ron