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Launch of the turret ship 'Gellivare'

from North East Museums

  • Preston Digital Archive said:
    This design was known as a turret ship - the vast majority were built by Wm Doxford & Sons, Sunderland between 1892 and 1911. They were dry cargo ships and not tankers. In part their popularity was due to the fact that they had a low nett tonnage in relation to their deadweight (the tonnage they could carry). This lower tonnage reduced the costs of transitting the Suez Canal, which helped popularise this design. When the Suez Canal regulations were amended, this financial advantage was lost and no further vessels were bulit.