Name: | FAO-AMAYA JETTY |
Type: | Work Barge / Jetty |
Launched: | 21/07/1959 |
Completed: | 1959 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Wallsend |
Yard Number: | 1915 |
Dimensions: | 220.0 x 80.0 x 9.0ft |
Engines: | None |
Engines by: | n/a |
Propulsion: | None |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
1959 | Raymond-Costain de Long, London |
No further details known | |
Comments: | Used to construct a jetty in the Persian Gulf, of which she then became a part |
The 50.0ft long legs were delivered by barges two months later |
Photo is courtesy of the Shields Gazette
Shields Daily News, Tuesday, 02/06/1959