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Topic: Southampton '66 Postcard Query

PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 11-01-2006 10:56 AM

Here's a view I have not seen before, of the ships alongside in Southampton during the strike of '66. Well I can name only a handful

so need some help please.

..and a crop of the bunch in the distance:-

Pam

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Linerrich
First Class Passenger
Member # 4864

posted 11-01-2006 11:17 AM

That's a great post card, Pam, and very historic, too! In the top photo we can see CAMITO and GOLFITO, perhaps the bow of CARMANIA or FRANCONIA? And the stern perhaps of ANDES or S.A. ORANJE?

The bottom photo shows us QUEEN ELIZABETH ( I think) in the far distance. Closer in are some Union-Castle ships and P.& O., but I can't make them out. I know that ARCADIA was laid up next to CANBERRA, so that may be the large white ships behind the 3 U-C ships.

Rich

[ 11-01-2006: Message edited by: Linerrich ]

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Vaccaro
First Class Passenger
Member # 465

posted 11-01-2006 11:57 AM

Rich, I do prefer your second editing of CARMANIA or FRANCONIA for the green bow instead of your first guess as CARONIA!

To be more accurate, this is the CARMANIA

In the foreground, this is the ANDES.

Then, Elders & Fyffes' "banana boats" CAMITO and GOLFITO of course, then, from lef to right, GOOD HOPE CASTLE, REINA DEL MAR, EDINBURGH CASTLE.

Behind, the ARCADIA and CANBERRA.

Again farther, the S.A. VAAL.

Then, looks like the QUEEN ELIZABETH indeed.

[ 11-01-2006: Message edited by: Vaccaro ]

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Linerrich
First Class Passenger
Member # 4864

posted 11-01-2006 01:14 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Vaccaro:
Rich, I do prefer your second editing of CARMANIA or FRANCONIA for the green bow instead of your first guess as CARONIA!
To be more accurate, this is the CARMANIA
[ 11-01-2006: Message edited by: Vaccaro ]

Right--actually CARONIA returned from a Med. cruise shortly after this photo was taken, and she was rafted just this side of CARMANIA for the duration.

Rich

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PeterUK
First Class Passenger
Member # 1898

posted 11-01-2006 01:37 PM

In addition i think it is the Windsor Castle that is in the KGV graving dock. I have a picture dated 18 June 1966 which shows the Windsor Castle in 108 and she probably was moved into KGV dock after that picture was taken.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 11-01-2006 03:37 PM

Many thanks everyone; that saved me a lot of time looking them up

I'd never have got the UCL vessels correct. There is definitely something back there hidden by QE.

The 'Victory' ship on the left, what's that?

I can be 'clever' and announce that this postcard shot was taken from the decks of Queen Mary [I assume]. I have only ever seen overhead views before of this time, from the other direction and of course the one which I remembered being in the CT archives, here, where I got the QM idea from.

Thanks to the 'lurker' for sending the card.

Pam

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 11-01-2006 03:39 PM

Also the small red funnel vessel in the middle, is that anything significant?

Pam

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Linerrich
First Class Passenger
Member # 4864

posted 11-01-2006 04:15 PM

quote:
Originally posted by PamM:
Also the small red funnel vessel in the middle, is that anything significant?
Pam

Just a guess--could it be one of the old Red Funnel ferries to the Isle of Wight?

Rich

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PeterUK
First Class Passenger
Member # 1898

posted 11-01-2006 06:45 PM

Its cetainly is a Red Funnel vessel but I think it is one of the two tug/tenders either the Gatcombe or the Calshot. Of the two the funnel shape is nearer that of the Gatcombe which became a tender in Bermuda in 1969.

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Cunard Fan
First Class Passenger
Member # 7530

posted 11-01-2006 11:20 PM

Even though you can't see her that well the great and wonderous Queen Elizabeth looks beautiful.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 11-02-2006 07:30 AM

Thank you. Having checked out a picture of Gatcombe, it must indeed be her, everything matches.

Pam

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