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215 photos and 3 illustrations tagged cranes, from 19 members of Flickr Commons.

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• industry
• construction
• blackandwhitephotograph
• maritimeheritage
• unusual
• digitalimage
• buildings
• interesting
• industrialheritage
• unitedkingdom
• sky
• industrial
• wall
• roof
• vessel
• shipbuilding
• crane
• structure
• shipyard
• northeastofengland
• fascinating
• rail
• deck
• ship

Members using this tag

• North East Museums 117 photos & illustrations
• Community Archives of Belleville & Hastings County 54 photos & illustrations
• National Library of Ireland on The Commons 13 photos & illustrations
• SDASM Archives 5 photos & illustrations
• SMU Libraries Digital Collections 4 photos & illustrations
• National Library of Scotland 4 photos & illustrations
• U.S. National Archives 3 photos & illustrations
• State Library of New South Wales 3 photos & illustrations
• The Library of Congress 2 photos & illustrations
• State Library of Queensland 2 photos & illustrations
• Deseronto Archives 2 photos & illustrations
• British Library 2 photos & illustrations

Conversations

Here’s a selection of the conversations happening on these photos & illustrations:

The cargo ship Crofter at Readhead's jetty

from North East Museums

• Steve Ellwood said:

  Built for Charente SS Co Ltd (T & J Harrison & Co Ltd), Liverpool she went on to be sold in 1971 to Spica Shipping Co Ltd, FCyprus and renamed Aghios Georgios. In 1976 she was renamed as San Georgio when purchased By Ifestion SA, Panama. Eventually broken up in May 1977 at San Esteban de Pravia, Spain.

Preparing to launch 'Baron Berwick' at South Shields

from North East Museums

• Steve Ellwood said:

  She changed name to FILTRIC in 1965 and was wrecked 5 miles south of Cape Finisterre 12th January 1970. Her cargo had shifted during a storm and was abandoned by her crew, all of whom survived. She eventually went ashore 13th January 1970 and was wrecked.

Passenger liner 'Orsova' at the Naval Yard

from North East Museums

• Wayne Hill said:

  What an incredible story, about the shipping produced. The demand for wartime output, but also the tonnage of merchant shipping. A proud history definitely! thanks for sharing it.