Three vessels berthed at the Wood Quay in the Victoria Dock, on the Northgate side, with the Headland Library building behind in the background. Two look to be sister survey vessels, with a general cargo ship laying by. Unfortunately the image is not clear enough to identify the names.
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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