S.S. Manchester Progress S_edge
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With the paddle tug Old Trafford.
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On Tue, 2 Jun 2009 13:15:20 +0100, "swordedge"
wrote: With the paddle tug Old Trafford. I guess that Bitmap file got away from you. Here it is saved to jpg. |
S.S. Manchester Progress S_edge - S.S. Manchester Progress S_edge.jpg
Sorry I forgot to convert!
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S.S. Manchester Progress S_edge
"swordedge" wrote in message ... With the paddle tug Old Trafford. Steam Ship Manchester Progress. Built 1938 - Sold 1966. The first of two ships of the same name owned by Manchester Liners. I presume the photo is taken at one of the locks on the Manchester Ship Canal. Presumption strengthened by the name of the paddle tug being "Old Trafford" During WW2, S.S.Manchester Progress was one the last ships to escape Rangoon (Dec 1941) and evade Japanese patrols and make a successful return to the UK. Later in the war she towed, without a naval escort, the crippled motorship "Forest" several hundred miles in the North Atlantic to safety in Iceland The paddle tug "Old Trafford" was built in 1907 and worked on the Manchester Ship Canal before being sold and renamed "Reliant" to work on the river Tyne. History and photos of "Old Trafford / Reliant" he http://www.east-durham.co.uk/seaham/...ant/index.html Regards, Tuppence P.S. Old Trafford is the home of Manchester United Football Club who, last week, lost their European Champions title to Barcelona. |
S.S. Manchester Progress S_edge
And the "Reliant" can now be seen at the Greenwich National Maritime Museum.
She was built by Jos. T. Eltringham at Stone Quay, South Shields. Registered at Manchester no.5/1907. Off::No:124285.100 feet x 20feet 2inches x 9feet 9inches high (O.A.106'6" x 36'-9"). 155-61 Gross. 1-64 Reg. 66 N.H.P. 400 I.H.P. 11 Knots. New boilers fitted in 1933. She was last employed by the Seaham Docks & Harbour Company in 1956. |
S.S. Manchester Progress S_edge
I have just found out that she is not in the museum. She was removed to make
way for other things! |
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