CARGO SHIPS AND COASTERS
A miscellany of working ships that called
By Derek Longly
From the 1950's through till the 1990's, although with some absences due to working overseas, I had the pleasure of watching the many and diverse freight ships that arrived and departed from Newhaven. Some were tiny, some were large, some were battered, whilst some were smart and new. They belonged to numerous companies originating from many parts of the world For me all were a joy to see as they either brought their many and varied cargoes into the port, or took materials away from England to foreign lands.
I have put together a collection of photographs of a number of these workhorses of the sea, for which I have created a gallery, and hope those Newhaven residents who have the same enthusiasm as myself for shipping will not only find them of interest but perhaps the pictures will also stir a few memories of those busy days in the port. They also, to some extent, record the development of business through the port during those years.
The 'tiny, unknown coaster' is in fact the work vessel 'Amanda', based at Newhaven during the construction of the Royal Sovereign light tower. - Andy, Editor.
Albion - built in 1938 - owner Juko Wester - broken up 1962
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Alfred Everard - built 1957 - 1,543 gross tons - An Everard ship but seen here in colours of Hays of Glasgow
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Briarthorn - built in 1980 by Richards of Lowestoft
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Brunskoog - dating from 1964 - 4,600 gross tons and owned by W Bruns & Co, Hamburg
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Dellstedt - built 1963 for owners Detlef Schmidt
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Ebba Robbert - Seaway Rederiet - built 1957 by Van der Werf
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Frigo Europa - built in Seville, Spain in 1980 - 3,600 gross tons - refrigerated ship
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Global Harvest - 8,520 gross tons - built 1993 by Iwagi Zosen Co Ltd for NYK Reefer Co
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Kaneshima - another Japanese caller - the yacht in the foreground is a Fisher 34
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Leon - built 1952 by Bremer Vulkan for Empressa Hondurena de Vapores
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Samnor - shown approaching the old swing bridge
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Sea Humber - owned by Capt Hugh Williamson and on charter to Seacon Ltd
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A tiny unknown coaster - did she carry cement up-river?
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Solent - typical of the Dutch coasters that used to call at North Quay
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Tenorga - built 1955 - 3,607 gross tons - previously the Bergerac of Fred Olsen Line - here owned by the Cypriot Temaris Line
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Ysselborg - built 1956 by Gebr. Sander of Delfzijl for owners Wagenborg
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