Lots of smoke in this view of NORMAN STAR coming in for breaking. Miramar has 7/3/1950 as the breaking up date, which is probably the date she arrived.

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[quote="Whickham"]Lots of smoke in this view of NORMAN STAR coming in for breaking. Miramar has 7/3/1950 as the breaking up date, which is probably the date she arrived.

Photographer unknown

What a cracking old photo, for fun I was trying to ID the Tugs, nearest is Seasider, starboard aft is I think Earl of Beaconsfield and the aft port tug is Greatham.On the bow looks like one of United Towings tugs, possibly Englishman

More about her here
http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/v ... p?id=15664
extra photos on second page

Probably the PORT CAROLINE on the Berth in the process of being Broken-up and the remains of HMS LEANDER in the Gut.

Cory collier moving off West Staithes makes it 6 ships on the move in that area of the river !
Regards
Graham

Shortly after the first photograph taken
Alongside what became the grain berth and is now part of Battleship Wharf.
Both United Tugs hanging around in case they are needed
Regards
Graham

Where would we have been without the famous 'MAN' tugs ... both then, and now

They never had a WHY AYE MAN did they?
Regards
Graham

An interesting crop of photo's from Blyth lately. Thanks for posting them.

More to come later
I have a decent supply of black and white prints from the 1920/30s
Santa was also very good and left me a slide convertor so I shall be experimenting with that - eventually
Also got a bottle of whisky so that's a canny night in. Or day if we go to lockdown 3
Regards
Graham