The following notes on dockyard ship movements were made at the time by Mr. Thomas W. Withers, of South Crescent, Hartlepool:
1944 – Empire Newfoundland – No.1169
July 6th – Attending launch (Dock Yard)
July 10th – From Dockyard to North Quay
From North Quay to Dockyard
July 12th – From Dockyard to CMEW
July 19th – From CMEW to Dockyard
July 29th – From Dockyard to Drydock
From Drydock to Dockyard
July 31st – From Dockyard to Drydock
Aug. 2nd – From Drydock to Dockyard
Aug. 30th – From Dockyard to North Quay
From North Quay to Dockyard
Sep. 5th – From Dockyard to 15 & 16 Spouts, Hartlepool
Sep. 7th – From Spouts to CMEW
Sep. 10th – From CMEW to Hartlepool 17 & 18 Spouts
Sep. 12th – From Hartlepool to Sea. Capt. Maglauchlin (?)
The steamship Ethel Everard, originally built as the Empire Newfoundland.
More detail »This is a document from the William Gray Ship's Plans Collection, held by Hartlepool Museum Service. It is a list of all the sidelights (ie. portholes), fitted to the following 'Empire' ships: Empire Malta; Empire Perlis; Empire Newfoundland; Empire Labrador; Empire Bermuda; Empire Jamaica; Empire Barbados; Empire Caicos.
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