Tug and trawler

[teesships]

This undated slide by Albert Weller might be of the CERVIA (viewtopic.php?f=43&t=2610) towing in an unidentified trawler for scrapping upriver. Does anyone recall this occasion, and the vessels involved?

Ron

[northeast]

TWO unidentified trawlers, in fact.

[teesships]

Hawkeye is, of course, right again! He will also have spotted there is a Tees Towing tug bringing up the rear!

Ron

[northeast]

Indeed, ERIMUS CROSS, she was sold 1976 which I think is same year that CERVIA came into ITL colours?
Look like Grimsby size motor trawlers, I was thinking of the 3 that were converted to target vessels (where?) but that was not until 1982, at least that's when they were renamed. Can't see anything similar that was broken up on the Tees.

[teesships]

The only two trawlers I saw being broken up on the Tees were:

GLENISLA (5132016), 279gt, completed John Lewis, Aberdeen, 1959
First seen on 30 August 1977 then a better view on 4 September 1977:

The same dates also applied for:
STRATHDON, 275gt, completed John Lewis, Aberdeen, 1958

The only other occasion I recall a trawler under tow was the rather strange case of the ARCTIC EXPLORER.
As I previously recorded on TEESSHIPS:
The veteran GEORGE V (217/15) tows the ARCTIC EXPLORER (273/57, ex Barbara Paton-72) out of the Tees on 15 July 1978. The trawler sank in port in February 1979 but I know not why the reason she had been on the Tees. There was a spell when a local shipyard did break up trawlers so whether scrapping here had originally been envisaged but then something changed......?

According to my database the ARCTIC EXPLORER did end her days during 1979, although I do not have any details to hand.

George, BTW, have you a handy reference list of ships broken up on the Tees?

Ron

[northeast]

Ronald, get thee to Marine News 1978 pp 521 and 523.
GLENISLA and SPEYSIDE arrived under tow for Tees Marine 14/06/1977
STRATHDON arr. under tow 10/08/1977, whether or not alone I don't know as I have not read all issues of MN!!
The Aberdeen-built d/base unfortunately is lacking in disposal details.
I can cross-ref to Tees scrappings only from my NE-built d/base so does not cover such as these Aberdeen builds.

[TEESMAN]

More views of the trawlers at Tees Marine breakers 04.09.77

GLENISLA and STRATHDON on the outside Photo Michael Green

GLENISLA Photo Michael Green

STRATHDON Photo Michael Green

[Whickham]

I know the background, but cannot place it in my so called brain. Where was this yard?

[teesships]

New scan from original negative of the view above of the ARCTIC EXPLORER under tow by GEORGE V -
outward bound, River Tees - 15 July 1978:

Disposal details for the ARCTIC EXPLORER: Foundered at her moorings in the Cattewater, Turnchapel Bay, Plymouth, 2-1979
1981 raised and broken up.

Ron

[SAILFIN]

Back in 1970s I remember several trawlers scrapped at the old graving dock when Gorden and Basil Dunn were there.I dont know if they were part of Tees Marine.