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11. The Scottish Star (1950).
*The Scottish Star (1950). The Blue Star Line's 'Scottish Star' (1950, 10,174 GRT), built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering of Glasgow. Her career ended a few years...
12. The Lismore Castle (1891).
*The Lismore Castle (1891). The 'Lismore Castle' (1891) was a Castle Line passenger and cargo liner, and served the Southampton - South Africa route for a decade. After the...
13. The Jalarajan (1966) in the West India Docks.
*The Jalarajan (1966) in the West India Docks. The Scindia Steam Navigation Company's 'Jalarajan' (1966) in the West India Docks in October 1974. Built by Lithgow's on the Clyde, she was one of...
14. The Auckland Star (1958) and the Atlantic Cock.
*The Auckland Star (1958) and the Atlantic Cock. The Blue Star Line's 'Auckland Star' (1958, 11,799 GRT) entering the King George V Dock in April 1964, assisted by the tug 'Atlantic Cock'. The...
15. The El Argentino (1928) in the Royal Docks.
*The El Argentino (1928) in the Royal Docks. The Furness-Holder Argentina Line's cargo liner 'El Argentino' (1928, 9501 GRT) at the quayside in the Royal Docks in May 1931. She was sunk off...
16. Royal Naval College: the Admiral President's House demolished.
*Royal Naval College: the Admiral President's House demolished. This view from the King Charles courtyard shows the bomb damage inflicted on the Admiral President's House at the Royal Naval College after a...
17. Review of the invasion fleet by the king.
*Review of the invasion fleet by the king. Rows of landing craft about to take part in the D-Day landings assembled for a review by George VI.
18. Plaistow Triangle Camp.
*Plaistow Triangle Camp. A photograph of men who took part in the Triangle Camp, the protest colony set up by the unemployed at Plaistow in July 1906. Labour councillor...
19. PLUTO pipes laid out for winding on the drum.
*PLUTO pipes laid out for winding on the drum. The pipes for PLUTO - the Pipeline Under The Ocean - built to supply fuel directly to the Normandy beachheads. Over 1250km of pipeline was built. The...
20. Plaistow Triangle Camp.
*Plaistow Triangle Camp. West Ham always had high levels of unemployment, partly because of the presence of so many casual labourers working in the Royal Docks. In July...
 
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