Name: | NORTHUMBRIAN |
Type: | Ferry |
Launched: | 14/03/1930 |
Completed: | 04/1930 |
Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
Yard: | Hebburn |
Yard Number: | 573 |
Dimensions: | 344grt, 155nrt, 110.4 x 34.1 x 11.3ft |
Engines: | 2 x T3cyl (12, 20 & 32 x 22ins), 114nhp |
Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
Propulsion: | 2 x Screws |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 257696 |
History: | |
04/1930 | Tyne Improvement Commissioners |
1Q/1973 | Owner unknown |
12/1976 | Sold overseas |
No further history known | |
Comments: | 29/04/1972: Last day of service as a ferry |
1Q/1973: Converted into a floating restaurant | |
12/1976: Restaurant closed | |
04/04/1977: Towed by NORTHSIDER to Belgium | |
Thought to be for further use as a floating restaurant |
Above photo is courtesy of Ian Glendenning
Above photo dated 02/12/1967 is copyright of Dennis Maccoy
Above photo is courtesy of David Ambrose
Above photo is courtesy of Hilton Davis
Above photo is courtesy of Hilton Davis