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Built by Austin and Pickersgill, Sunderland, Gotaverken engine. sister to Middlesex Trader

Bob,
As we used to moor on the drydock crosswall,spent many a time
looking round the underground drydock pumphouse.After blundells finally finished (believe HMS Belfast was one of their last jobs),the whole lot was abandoned,sad to see all
that machinary submerged.Still I suppose that,s progress.

Doug:
That chimney as at Green & Silley Weir's shiprepair workhops next to the drydock.
Bob

Ships tended to anchor there when they had some kind of problem,like engine trouble. Mooring buoys were installed there later for ships waiting for the grain terminal. They were known as the EEC buoys because they were paid for with a grant from Brussels. Ships using these buoys could be classed as 'arrived ships' and so could charge demurrage, which they could not do when they had to anchor out in Sea Reach.

Ken,
Is that the stack of Tilbury Tank Cleaning just visible corner
of ship's accomodation.
Doug.

Hi Phil,

Glad you like the oldies, they did used to drop anchor there in those days, there were also mooring buoys.

Kind regards
Ken

An unusual place in the river to have the anchors down, or maybe not in those days? Some wonderful classics you are posting here Ken.
Cheers
Phil