My Ships Album
A rather ramdom collection of ships I was connected with.
alind3.jpg

Australind with harbour tug alongside

Arabella at Condon Creek NW Australia.jpg

Arabella loading wool at low water at Condon Creek NW Australia

Red Riding Hood.jpg

This is the first ship my ancestors loaded for Australia

The composite ship 'Torrens', 1276 tons, becalmed in the Southern Ocean 1895.jpg

"The composite ship 'Torrens', 1276 tons, becalmed in the Southern Ocean 1895

This is the earliest photograph of the 'Torrens' ca1875.jpg

This is the earliest photograph of the 'Torrens' ca1875

The composite ship 'Torrens', 1276 tons, at Port Adelaide after striking an iceburg in the Southern Ocean on 11th January 1899.jpg

At Adelaide waiting bow repairs 1898

The composite ship 'Torrens', 1276 tons, undergoing repairs on Fletcher's Slip, Port Adelaide. She returned to England, with a straight stem, where a new bow was fitted 1899.jpg

Torrens during bow repairs.

TORRENS cropped.jpg

At sea, from Basil Lubbock's book.

Torrens Model.jpg

Torrens model, the builders one is in HQS President

araluen.jpg

MV Araluen after lengthening at Harland & Wolff

Armadale 1.jpg

Armadale launch at A & P. She was the prototype SD15 but only one was built

Armadale 2.jpg

Armadale launch at A & P

Armadale 3.jpg

Armadale launch at A & P - Sponsor looking aprehensive

Armadale Pat at Launch.jpg

The sponsor at the launch 1970 looking more cheerful.

Armadale 4.jpg

Half way down the slips

Armadale 5

Armadale going into the water

Armadale 6.jpg

Nearly in the River Wear

Armadale 7.jpg

Armadale alongside after the launch

Armadale 8.jpg

Armadale hold

Armadale 9.jpg

Armadale on deck after launch looking aft along the fore deck towards the deck house

Armadale 10.jpg

Hold view

Armadale 2.jpg

Armadale painting

Armadale ¾ aft Starboard.jpg

Armadale in LIverpool

Armadale from bow.jpg

Armadale in LIverpool

Armadale Port Bow.jpg

Armadale in LIverpool

Armadale No 5 Hold.jpg

Armadale No 5 Hold loading in Liverpool

Armagh.jpg

Avenue Co MV Armagh

Australind 1944 no capt.psd

1944 Australind

Arrino

Arrino (SD14) on trials.

Australind

MV Australind

Australind 1.jpg

Australind loading in the Royal Albert Dock

Australind 2.jpg

Across the dock

Australind 4.jpg

Australind from the quayside No 33 Shed

Ashburton.jpg

MV Ashburton

ASSCo House flag.tif

The Australind SS Co house flag

Australind-900px.jpg

Previous Australind in mid channel off Dover

araluen.jpg

MV Araluen after lengthening by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

IMG_0004.jpg

Araluen's bridge bell in stand by Graeme Trinder

Donegal.jpg

MV Donegal

Galway-1.JPG

A pianting of MV Galway

Galway-2.JPG

MV Galway before lengthening

Galway-001.jpg

The fore part of Galway photo taken from afterpart

Galway-002.jpg

New No 2 hold floated in...

Galway-003.jpg

Galway new section from dockside

Galway1.jpg

View of the gap!

Galway-004.jpg

Galway in North Shields dry dock

Galway-0031.jpg

Galway after lengthening

Galway.jpg

Galway after lengthening

paparoa.JPG.jpg

SS Paparoa. I took passage to Australia on this ship.

images-1.jpeg

I think this is Paparoa

images.jpeg

Paparoa

paparoa safrica dry dock.jpg

Paparoa in dry dock after loss of prop blade on passage from Australia

paparoa south africa.jpg

Side view of the damage

S.S.Paparoa  1960.jpg

SS Paparoa passes und Sydney Harbour Bridge

12764393_10208362046632460_3411175157172963633_o.jpg

Kaikoura (1894)

Kaikoura in drydock.JPG

Kaikoura in drydock in LIverpool

Kaipak10.gif

Kaipaki NZSCo

Kaipar13.gif

Kaipara NZSCo

tropicstar ex Ashburton.jpg

Tropicstar ex Ashburton

M.V.Antrim in Glagow before her trials and handover.jpg

M.V.Antrim in Glagow before her trials and handover

M.V.Antrim, Glasgow.jpg

A second view of MV Antrim (Avenue Co)

johnbrown.jpg

SS John Brown, one of two Liberty ships in working order

Portway off Greenwich.jpg

Stean Tug Portway off Greenwich

Portway at Tilbury Riverside on way back from Chatham.jpg

Portway at Tilbury Riverside on way back from Chatham

Portway port engine.jpg

ST Portway's port engine

Portway's Robey electric generator .jpg

Portway's Robey electric generator

HMS Belfast.jpg

HMS Belfast

Danish Royal Yacht 3.jpg

Danish Royal Yacht 'Dannebrog' off the Tower of London

Danish Royal Yacht 2.jpg

Danish Royal Yacht 'Dannebrog' off the Tower of London

Danish Royal Yacht 1.jpg

Danish Royal Yacht 'Dannebrog' off the Tower of London

Great value Unlimited Broadband from an award winning provider