My Ships Album
A rather ramdom collection of ships I was connected with.
Australind with harbour tug alongside
Arabella loading wool at low water at Condon Creek NW Australia
This is the first ship my ancestors loaded for Australia
"The composite ship 'Torrens', 1276 tons, becalmed in the Southern Ocean 1895
This is the earliest photograph of the 'Torrens' ca1875
At Adelaide waiting bow repairs 1898
Torrens during bow repairs.
At sea, from Basil Lubbock's book.
Torrens model, the builders one is in HQS President
MV Araluen after lengthening at Harland & Wolff
Armadale launch at A & P. She was the prototype SD15 but only one was built
Armadale launch at A & P
Armadale launch at A & P - Sponsor looking aprehensive
The sponsor at the launch 1970 looking more cheerful.
Half way down the slips
Armadale going into the water
Nearly in the River Wear
Armadale alongside after the launch
Armadale hold
Armadale on deck after launch looking aft along the fore deck towards the deck house
Hold view
Armadale painting
Armadale in LIverpool
Armadale in LIverpool
Armadale in LIverpool
Armadale No 5 Hold loading in Liverpool
Avenue Co MV Armagh
1944 Australind
Arrino (SD14) on trials.
MV Australind
Australind loading in the Royal Albert Dock
Across the dock
Australind from the quayside No 33 Shed
MV Ashburton
The Australind SS Co house flag
Previous Australind in mid channel off Dover
MV Araluen after lengthening by Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Araluen's bridge bell in stand by Graeme Trinder
MV Donegal
A pianting of MV Galway
MV Galway before lengthening
The fore part of Galway photo taken from afterpart
New No 2 hold floated in...
Galway new section from dockside
View of the gap!
Galway in North Shields dry dock
Galway after lengthening
Galway after lengthening
SS Paparoa. I took passage to Australia on this ship.
I think this is Paparoa
Paparoa
Paparoa in dry dock after loss of prop blade on passage from Australia
Side view of the damage
SS Paparoa passes und Sydney Harbour Bridge
Kaikoura (1894)
Kaikoura in drydock in LIverpool
Kaipaki NZSCo
Kaipara NZSCo
Tropicstar ex Ashburton
M.V.Antrim in Glagow before her trials and handover
A second view of MV Antrim (Avenue Co)
SS John Brown, one of two Liberty ships in working order
Stean Tug Portway off Greenwich
Portway at Tilbury Riverside on way back from Chatham
ST Portway's port engine
Portway's Robey electric generator
HMS Belfast
Danish Royal Yacht 'Dannebrog' off the Tower of London
Danish Royal Yacht 'Dannebrog' off the Tower of London
Danish Royal Yacht 'Dannebrog' off the Tower of London