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1. The Port Pirie (1947) and the Port Wellington (1946).
*The Port Pirie (1947) and the Port Wellington (1946). The Port Line vessels 'Port Pirie' (1947, 10,561 GRT) and the 'Port Wellington' (1946, 10,609 GRT) in the King George V Dock in 1966. Both were...
2. The Schwan (1907).
*The Schwan (1907). The Argo Line vessel 'Schwan' (1907) in 1934. Before World War I, the Argo Line ran a regular service between Bremen and Hamburg and London. The...
3. The Oronsay (1925) at Tilbury.
*The Oronsay (1925) at Tilbury. The Orient Line's liner 'Oronsay' (1925, 20,001 GRT) entering the docks at Tilbury.
4. The Oceana (1888).
*The Oceana (1888). The P&O passenger liner 'Oceana' (1888). She served the line's Far East and Australian routes until 1912, when she sank after a collision in the...
5. The New Zealand Star (1935).
*The New Zealand Star (1935). The Blue Star Line's 'New Zealand Star' (1935, 12,436 GRT) in the King George V Dock in July 1965. She was scrapped two years later. The tug...
6. The GSNC's Falcon (1927) under way on the River Thames.
*The GSNC's Falcon (1927) under way on the River Thames. The General Steam Navigation Company's cargo vessel 'Falcon' (1927, 1316 GRT) under way on the River Thames in 1954. She was scrapped three years...
7. The river, and St Paul's Wharf, with the dome of the cathedral in the background.
*The river, and St Paul's Wharf, with the dome of the cathedral in the background. A view from the River Thames, taken on a trip from Westminster to Greenwich, showing warehouses on the north bank of the Thames just east of...
8. Three P&O liners at Tilbury Docks.
*Three P&O liners at Tilbury Docks. A superb photograph of three P&O liners at Tilbury Docks in June 1966. From left to right they are the 'Orsova' (1954, 29.091 GRT), the 'Orcades'...
9. Union-Castle liners in the East India Docks.
*Union-Castle liners in the East India Docks. Union-Castle liners in the East India Docks in 1902, two years after the company was formed from the merger of the Union Steamship Company and the...
10. The Empire Windrush.
*The Empire Windrush. The 'Empire Windrush' in 1948. In June of that year, she brought 492 Jamaican immigrants to Tilbury. They were the first of the many Caribbean...
 
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