Sir Alexander Glen

[Whickham]

Launch of the OBO SIR ALEXANDER GLEN 14/11/1974 in this photo from Teesside Archives.

Built as: SIR ALEXANDER GLEN
Yard: Swan Hunter, Haverton Hill
Year: 1975
IMO: 7341386
Names: 1989 OCEAN MONARCH - 1989 OCEAN MANDARIN
End: 1995
Fate: Broken up in China
Data courtesy of Miramar

Courtesy of Teesside Archives

[Whickham]

Another photo of SIR ALEXANDER GLEN from Teesside Archives.

Courtesy of Teesside Archives

[teesships]

... and the North England Shipyards (etc.) Facebook page also provided a link to the following publicity blurb from Teesside Archives. https://teessidearchives.wordpress.com/ ... yIr2H1fmKw

Good to see they have found and included a link to details given in Teesbuilt Ships.

Also had to smile at the wording: .... launched for the first time ....
Was there a second coming??

Ron M

[Hornbeam]

Up to and including the 75,000tns vessels which where the last designed and built at the Furness Yard under Sears Holdings(Charlie Clore) sailed into the Tyne Drydocks after their Builders Trials for removal of their Launching fixtures, Hull Painting and "Snagging" as there was no Drydock on the Tees for the larger vessels, These vessels designed and built by Swans with some Bussed down Labour I believe went to H&W. Drydock at Belfast, it may be that the Champagne was not swung at Haverton Hill when she first hit the water but when she came out of the Dock at Belfast which could be interpreted as a second launching.
This type of vessel were known as "Coffin Ships" in the M.N. and should never have been built but in fairness to Swans this type of vessel built in other Countries had the same problems with Cracking and some just disappeared off the RADAR.
Hull Cracking still happens today on the larger vessels despite all the sophisticated equipment available to try and prevent it.