BLACK PRINCE

[MadMaxLab]

1966-68

[teesships]

.... and from the Albert Weller stable ....

Brigham & Cowan drydock, South Shields.
BLACK PRINCE, Prince Line Ltd., London, 3597gt, completed 3-1955 by Burntisland S.B. Co. Ltd., Burntisland.
1971 MARIA B (Greece), burnt and sank March 1977.
Of course, as is often the case, there is much of interest in the background. One of the cross river ferries in midstream and a Port Line ship in the left background.
Ron

[teesships]

Further scans from Albert Weller's original negative. First the BLACK PRINCE enlarged:

Then from the full negative:

The whole of the Port Line vessel can now be seen and, nearer the camera, in the middle distance I can now identify the TERN from other views yet to show in this series.
Ron

[Tynesider]

Further scans from Albert Weller's original negative. First the BLACK PRINCE enlarged:

3blackprincexawneg.jpg

Then from the full negative:

3blackprincefullxawneg.jpg

The whole of the Port Line vessel can now be seen and, nearer the camera, in the middle distance I can now identify the TERN from other views yet to show in this series.
Ron

Classic old photo Ron, wish I had a £ for every time I stood at that point looking down, Bloody hell you can not see the river for ships, I see the two old ferries and a BP tanker and what looks like one of the old port line ships at Smiths dock and the George V.

Mike

[awateah2]

just visible over the sheds to the left of the drydock in the lower part of the picture is the mast and aft superstructure of G.S.N.C.'s 'Tern' Regards

[awateah2]

Sorry, please ignore my comment. I just noticed that Ron had spotted it . Thanks

[teesships]

Mike,

I know! Terrible, isn't it?!

Even worse ..... there's more Tyne overheads to come a bit later in this series!!!!

Ron