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KEY: D / H / P - D means basic dimensions are shown; H means a history is given; P means one or more photographs included.
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Ships built in the year 1953
Ship Name Year Builder D / H / P Chipchase (TT) 1953 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay D / H / P Quarterman 1953 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay D / H / P Tana 1953 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay D / H / P Unnamed 1953 Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay British Flag 1953 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H / P Caltex Bahrain 1953 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H / P Caltex Manchester 1953 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H / P Glenmoor 1953 R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn D / H / P Baltistan 1953 J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields D / H / P Camellia 1953 J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields D / H / P Marylyn 1953 J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields D / H / P Rushwood 1953 J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields D / H / P La Hacienda 1953 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard D / H / P Wilhelm Jebsen 1953 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Yard D / H / P Burmah Sapphire 1953 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend D / H / P Helix 1953 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend D / H / P Hopemount 1953 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend D / H / P Leda 1953 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend D / H / P Adrastus 1953 Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, High Walker D / H / P City of Exeter 1953 Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, High Walker D / H / P City of York 1953 Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, High Walker D / H / P Laomedon 1953 Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, High Walker D / H / P Maori 1953 Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, High Walker D / H / P Saxonglen 1953 Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, High Walker D / H / P Saxonmead 1953 Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, High Walker D / H / P World Enterprise 1953 Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, High Walker D / H / P ----------------------------- ----- ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------