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The Vistafjord passenger cruise liner having her keel laid on the first day being built for Den Norske Amerikaline a/s Oslo, by Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd. Wallsend
HMS Bristol built by Swan Hunter & Tyne Shipbuilders Ltd. and launched on 30 June 1969. HMS Bristol (D23) was the only Type 82 destroyer of the Royal Navy
The 20, 000 ton BP tanker British Sportsman, built on the Tyne in 1951 by Swan Hunter, awaits her fate at Newcastle quayside. It was 99% certain at the time that she would be sold for scrap. 05/01/72
Hatch covers being made at Blyth shipyard Macgregor and Company (Manufacturing) Ltd. 12/12/70
Captain Philip Roberts of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and Dr Roger Vaughan, deputy chief executive of Swan Hunter at the ship handing of over ceremony of the RFA Sir Galahad. 25/11/87
Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales during his visit to the North East 27 November 1979 - The Prince chats with workers during his visit to the Pallion Shipyard in Sunderland
Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Elizabeth visiting the yard of Sir James Laing and Sons in Sunderland where she named the tanker British Princess. 30th April 1946
The Liner Queen Elizabeth II, towering over the tugs as she moves into the fitting out, as she is launched at Clydebank shipyard in Scotland September 1967 P004271
Motor ship the Queen City leaving the ways of W Doxford and Sons Limited at Sunderland on the River Wear
The 3. 650-ton Ship Greathope on the pontoon of the River Wear shipyard AustinThe 3.650-ton Ship Greathope on the pontoon of the River Wear shipyard Austin and Pickersgill Limited
Dominating the skyline over the River Wear is this crane, built as part of the modernisation scheme being carried out at J L Thompsons North Sands shipyard, Sunderland. It is more than 100ft high
Half a ship lies in dry dock at Palmers shipyard in Jarrow, River Tyne. The British Railways passenger ship, Duke of York, was cut in two by an American frieghter in May and only the end was salvaged
The Baron Minto after being launched into the River Wear
The ship Baltistan slides down the slipway at Readhead shipyard on the River Tyne, south Shields
The oil-tanker Esso Portsmouth undergoes surgery at Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson shipyard in Wallsend, River Tyne
The Ship British Valour
The 25, 00-ton tanker ship Janus swings slowly down the River Tyne to Enter Palmers Dock, Hebburn for final painting
The ship Somersby passes under the Monkwearmouth Bridge on the River Wear at Sunderland
The 8, 000-ton ship Gloucester City was launched at John Readhead and Sons Limited shipyard, River Tyne, South Shields
The cargo ship King City seen leaving South Dock, River Wear, Sunderland
The giant crane at the Walker Naval shipyard on the River Tyne
The new liner Empress of England ship (now called Ocean Monarch 1970) lying at Walker Naval shipyard on the River Tyne
Job no 709 takes shape on the stocks, at a shipyard on the River Tyne, soon she ll be an 80, 000 ton tanker
Launch of the 30, 000-ton tanker Busirus at Thompsons North Sands Shipyard, River Wear, Sunderland
The 9, 200-ton ship Needles moves down the slipway at Austin and Pickersgill shipyard on the River Wear
The ship La Laguna at a North East shipyard
The 18, 200-ton tanker ship Laurelwood launched from St James Laing & Sons Ltd Shipyard on the River Wear at Sunderland
The ship Silverweir docked in the River Wear at Sunderland
The 500 ton Quarterman tanker ship slips down the slipway at her launch
The tanker Esso Exeter stands waiting to be launched in a North East shipyard
The 24, 000-ton tanker Ferncastle arrives at Palmers Dry dock at Hebburn on the River Tyne
Ship Presidente Peron Argentine, passenger cargo liner, undergoing repairs and fitting of a new bow at Palmers shipyard, Hebburn
Men working indoors to build a 1, 750 ton cargo ship upside down, Here is a high level-view of the keel at a shipyard in the North East
The sailing ship Christel Vinnen from Bremen on the River Wear
The 18, 425-ton tanker Juvenal arrives for an extensive surgery at Smiths Dock, North Shields on the River Tyne
The glass covered yard in which the Mauretania was built at Swan Hunter shipbuilders in Wallsend
Ships Silverhow and Kirriemoor being fitted out on the River Wear. Circa 1960
The ship British Valour in the dry dock at Swan Hunter shipbuilders in Wallsend
The dry dock at Swan Hunter shipbuilders in Wallsend
Men work on the centre portion of the oli-tanker Saranac at Palmers shipyard, Hebburn, River Tyne
The oil-tanker Yenangyaung have surgery in a shipyard in the North East
Tall cranes are a symbol of South Shields and of Redheads shipyard. Here seen on their runways alongside the building berths Circa 1960
A ship undergoes surgery at a shipyard in the North East. Circa 1960
The 715-foot long dry dock at Swan Hunter shipbuilders in Wallsend
The 23, 000 ton tanker Rondefjell has a new middle section fitted to convert it into a 26, 000 ton bulk carrier at a shipyard on the River Wear, 1951
The Wellington Floating Dock, built by Swan Hunter shipbuilders in Wallsend, passing down the River Tyne, in the charge of Tugs, on its first stage of its 13, 500 miles voyage to New Zealand
Launch of H. M. S. Devonshire. October 1927. HMS Devonshire was a County-class heavyLaunch of H.M.S. Devonshire. October 1927. HMS Devonshire was a County-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy that served in World War II