A view of the shipping in Victoria Dock looking towards the Headland. The vessels, all colliers, are (L to R):- LONDONBROOK (960grt/1946), (owned by Comben Longstaff), alongside the coal staithes on the Northgate side of the dock; At the buoys in the middle of the dock, LEVENWOOD (1,059grt/1945), (owned by Constantine Shg. Co. Ltd); and CORMOUNT (2,871grt/1944), (owned by Wm. Cory Ltd). At the end of the staithes on the right, between the Old Harbour & the Victoria Dock is KEYNES(1,563grt/1946) (owned by Stephenson Clark). In the background is the Fish Quay with one of the ports steam tugs berthed alongside.
Donor : Hartlepool Museum Service
Creator : Northern Daily Mail
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Victoria Dock at Hartlepool was opened in December 1840. The brig Thomas Rowell was the first ship to enter and load in the new dock. The amount of tonnage shipped in this year was almost double that handled in Hartlepool the previous year. By 1851 the dock had sixteen coal drops and three steam operated ballast cranes.
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