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

Ron

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

Beam 69 ft.

Lock Entrance 80 ft.

A good 5ft 6ins either side.

More likely to have been a draft 'squeeze'?

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!

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???

50 YEARS AGO TODAY!

Eston Jetty, River Tees - 23 August 1965: Ron

50 YEARS AGO TODAY!

River Tyne - 28 August 1967: Ron