Ship No 459
Second vessel of the three ship order from Chine shipping company,
The three ships were amongst the largest Leith built ships from the Henry Robb Shipyard. A large ship for the shipbuilders in Leith to build, meant some form of continues employment and a full order book meant that the men could look forward with some hope for the future of shipbuilding in Leith.
She was a single screw diesel cargo ship, with a gross tonnage of 4650 tons.
She had a length B.P. of 345 feet and a beam of 54 feet, with a design draught of 29 feet.
M.V.THACKERAY was launched from Leith on 12th February 1958.
2 comments:
My Father was 2nd Mate in her, and the vessel he was serving on when he met my Mother in Fowey, Cornwall loading china clay in 1959.
Hi I did two trips on MV Thackeray from Portishead to Casablanca and Dacar in Norht Africa
1960 and 1964.as J.O.S. paying off both times in Middlesborough which in those days was avery long train journey home to Westonsuper-Mare. bu I have fond memorys of the ship.
Regards to all
Chris Gundry
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