Description: A photograph album containing 33 dry mounted prints showing vessels built by Charles Hill, Ltd, Bristol. A comprehensive specification is given for each vessel. Several of the vessels are also shown in ALB0050 to 0052, sometimes the same photo.
1. The shipyard from the Avon, with a vessel ready to launch.
2. “Lighthouse vessel and buoy tender”. At sea, port beam.
3. “Pilot Cutter”. The vessel seems to be named ‘Queen ???’ on the stern, with Bristol Pilots on the side, possibly ‘Queen Mother’ (1955) yn 391. In the estuary, under way, port quarter.
4. “Suction Dredger”. At anchor in open water, starboard beam.
5. “Suction Dredger ‘Norwest’ (1955) yn 399. At anchor in open water, starboard bow.
6. A dredger in the distance, off shore, with a floating shore delivery line. Industrial site in the foreground, featuring “Europa, BP, Mobiloil and Plume”. This is the same photo as ALB0049 page 21 and ALB0050 page 3R and therefore presumably Dredger ‘Karitea’ (1951) YN 380.
7. “Grab hopper dredger ‘Tasman Bay’ (1952) YN 375. At anchor, starboard beam. See also ALB0049, page 20.
8. “Single screw motor shelter deck ship” – not the same as no. 9 below. Under way, port ahead of beam.
9. “Single screw motor shelter deck ship” ‘Lancashire Coast’ (1954) yn 389. Under way starboard beam.
10. “Single screw motor ship, raised quarter deck type”. Probably ‘Milo’ (1953) yn 385. Under way, port beam.
11. “Single Screw motor cargo ship” ‘Pluto’ (1950) yn 357. In open water, starboard quarter.
12. “Single Screw motor cargo ship” ‘Gracechurch’ (1952) yn 382. Off a shoreline, starboard bow.
13. “Single Screw motor cargo ship” ‘Polperro’ (1949) yn 352. Under way, passing a buoy, port bow.
14. “Single Screw motor cargo ship” ‘Somersetbrook’ (1947) yn 347. In open water, port bow.
15. “Single Screw motor cargo ship” ‘Hotwells’ (1950) yn 358. In open water, port bow.
16. “Single screw motor estuary barge” ‘Severn Stream’ (1951) yn 379. In open water, from an elevated position, starboard bow.
17. “Admiralty store carrier of Coastal type” ‘Thomas Grant’ (1953) yn 386. Under way, port bow.
18. “Single Screw motor driven hopper barge” ‘Bessie Surtees’ (1955) yn 396. Full ahead, starboard beam.
19.. “Single Screw steam driven hopper barge” ‘Ebbw’ (1948) yn 350. In open water, starboard bow.
20. “Twin screw diesel driven petroleum tanker” ‘Quito’ (1953) yn 387. Under way, port bow.
21. “Single Screw diesel driven petroleum tanker” ‘Regent Jane’ (1952) yn 381. In open water, starboard beam.
22. “Single Screw diesel driven petroleum tanker” ‘Ben Hittinger’ (1951) yn 373. Full ahead, starboard bow.
23. “Single Screw estuary petroleum tanker” ‘Regent Wren’ (1950) yn 363. Slow ahead, from an elevated position, port aft of beam.
24. “Twin Screw steam salvage tug” ‘J D White’ (1950) yn 353. Full ahead and making smoke – port bow close and close to bow-on, low elevation, quite a dramatic shot.
25. “Twin Screw steam harbour tug” ‘Gwent’ (1949) yn 354. Passing the lighthouse at Avonmouth, port quarter.
26. “Twin Screw steam harbour tug” ‘Rana Partap’ (1951) yn 372. In the river in the dock area, starboard bow.
27. “Single Screw steam harbour tug” ‘Babette’ (1946) yn 343. In open water, starboard bow.
28. “Twin Screw diesel harbour tug” ‘Cabot’ (1952) yn 374. In open water, starboard ahead of beam.
29. “Single Screw steam harbour tug” ‘Westgarth’ (1954) yn 390. Full ahead, port bow.
30. “m/v ‘Heron’” (1953) yn 406. Under tow in the Avon, starboard bow.
31.1 “Twin screw hopper barge ‘Avon’” (1956) in the Avon, approaching the Clifton suspension bridge, starboard quarter.
31.2 “Steam driven dumb bucket dredger ‘Samuel Plimsoll’” (1956). Port quarter, alongside the ‘Avon’.
32. “m/t ‘Jantar’ (1958) under way, ort ahead of beam