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These images are a wonderful reminder of our once great industrial past. Thanks for sharing them.

Neat!

It's a fascinating picture. Thanks for sharing.

"Built by J. L. Thompson & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland, for the South American Saint Line, this motor vessel set a new standard in post-war ship design and, with her low-slung motor cruiser lines, was the shape of things to come. In 1948, the most striking and unusual feature of the ‘St Essylt’ was the raked and streamlined funnel, which today would provoke little comment. The funnel casing housed not only the engine’s exhaust system, but also radar equipment, cabin heating system, battery room and pilot’s cabin. Inside the vessel, there was accommodation for 12 passengers. The accommodation for officers and crew was a considerable improvement on contemporary British standards, and the design won the Watts Prize awarded by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects. ‘St Essylt’ was 144 metres in length, 6855 gross tons and the single acting Doxford diesel engine gave a service speed of 14.5 knots. Following a long career in which she had two changes of owners and name, ‘Yunnan’ and ‘Lucky Two’, she was broken up in 1979." - collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/67577.html

Wonderful photo and history. Thanks to Tyne and Wear Archives for sharing.

kind of inspiring to see it in it's glory and not a neglected shell. Our family has been in the Land O Lakes for 4 generations now and I recall my grandmother stopping at the corner and going into the Ladies and Escorts for a beer then driving another 40 km to the cottage where there was only an ice box and ice house, no power or phones.

Jan, you are correct by saying the left sign read 'Ladies and Escorts'. We can barely see it in the enlarged photo. Thanks for the comment!