Shipbuilding Collection

Esso Northumbria
The 250, 000 ton tanker SS Esso Northumbria, built on the Tyne at Swan Hunters Walsend leaves for her trials and handing over to the Esso Company at Lisbon, Portugal. 15th February 1970

Esso Northumbria
The 250, 000 ton tanker SS Esso Northumbria, built on the Tyne at Swan Hunters Walsend leaves for her trials and handing over to the Esso Company at Lisbon, Portugal. 15th February 1970

The ESSO Northumbria
Swan Hunter shipyard - where the biggest tanker is being built called the ESSO Northumbria. April 1969

Children playing in the shadow of the giant 253, 000-ton oil tanker Esso Northumbria which is being built at the end of their street in Wallsend. April 1969

Esso Northumbria
The 250, 000 ton tanker SS Esso Northumbria, built on the Tyne at Swan Hunters Walsend leaves for her trials and handing over to the Esso Company at Lisbon, Portugal. 15th February 1970

The Esso Northumbria supertanker being built at Swan Hunter shipyard in Wallsend. Circa April 1969

Esso Northumbria
The 250, 000 ton tanker SS Esso Northumbria, built on the Tyne at Swan Hunters Walsend leaves for her trials and handing over to the Esso Company at Lisbon, Portugal. 15th February 1970

The tanker Esso Hibernia, built by Swan Hunter in Wallsend and was launched in April 1970

Esso Northumbria
The 250, 000 ton tanker SS Esso Northumbria, built on the Tyne at Swan Hunters Walsend leaves for her trials and handing over to the Esso Company at Lisbon, Portugal. 15th February 1970

Esso Northumbria
The 250, 000 ton tanker SS Esso Northumbria, built on the Tyne at Swan Hunters Walsend leaves for her trials and handing over to the Esso Company at Lisbon, Portugal. 15th February 1970

Esso Northumbria
The 250, 000 ton tanker SS Esso Northumbria, built on the Tyne at Swan Hunters Walsend leaves for her trials and handing over to the Esso Company at Lisbon, Portugal. 15th February 1970

The tanker Esso Hibernia, built by Swan Hunter in Wallsend and was launched in April 1970

Esso Northumbria
The 250, 000 ton tanker SS Esso Northumbria, built on the Tyne at Swan Hunters Walsend leaves for her trials and handing over to the Esso Company at Lisbon, Portugal. 15th February 1970

Esso Northumbria
The 250, 000 ton tanker SS Esso Northumbria, built on the Tyne at Swan Hunters Walsend leaves for her trials and handing over to the Esso Company at Lisbon, Portugal. 15th February 1970

Esso Northumbria
The 250, 000 ton tanker SS Esso Northumbria, built on the Tyne at Swan Hunters Walsend leaves for her trials and handing over to the Esso Company at Lisbon, Portugal. 15th February 1970

RMS Olympic at Southampton
White Star Line liner RMS Olympic, sistership of the ill fated Titanic seen here having her funnels painted during her yearly refit at Southampton docks circa November 1932

RMS Olympic 1936
A glimpse of the River Tyne from the decks of the RMS Olympic, which is rapidly being broken up at Messers Thomas W Ward Ltd in Jarrow. 23rd April 1936

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