1244, BDB 86/1/7414 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.1244
SS Furnessia
c. 1911
Ship in the process of being towed stern first into Ramsden Dock with assistance of tugs. Picture taken from south side of dock entrance. Two men standing in a small dinghy, one sculling and one holding one end of throwing line. Passenger and cargo ship completed 1881 by Barrow Shipbuilding Company for Barrow Steam Ship Company (Later Anchor Line). Worked Glasgow - New York Route. November 1911 sold to Thos W Ward Ltd, and partly dismantled at Barrow, before being towed to Preston and finally demolished there in 1912. See 1247 and 1257
1244, BDB 86/1/7414 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.1244
SS Furnessia
c. 1911
Ship in the process of being towed stern first into Ramsden Dock with assistance of tugs. Picture taken from south side of dock entrance. Two men standing in a small dinghy, one sculling and one holding one end of throwing line. Passenger and cargo ship completed 1881 by Barrow Shipbuilding Company for Barrow Steam Ship Company (Later Anchor Line). Worked Glasgow - New York Route. November 1911 sold to Thos W Ward Ltd, and partly dismantled at Barrow, before being towed to Preston and finally demolished there in 1912. See 1247 and 1257
| Location: | Ramsden Dock, Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/7414 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankey Number: | 1244 |
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| Sankey Number | Image Title | Location Image Taken | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1239 | Chinese cruiser Hai Chi in Ramsden Dock, Barrow | Hai Chi in Ramsden dock. | |
| 1240 | Chinese cruiser Hai Chi in Ramsden Dock, Barrow | The bows, showing ornate casting. | |
| 1241 | Chinese cruiser Hai Chi | As 1239 | |
| 1242 | Chinese cruiser Hai Chi | The bows, in portrait. | |
| 1243 | Chinese cruiser Ying Swei | Close-up of men working on deck. | |
| 1244 | Chinese cruiser Hai Chi | SS Furnessia arrives in Barrow for breaking up 2 Nov 1911 | |
| 1245 | Chinese cruiser Hai Chi | Close-up of the bridge | |
| 1246 | Close-up of the funnel | ||
| 1247 | Furnessia | Furnessia passing through Ramsden dock. | |
| 1248 | Chinese cruiser Ying Swei | Ying Swei in Walney Channel | |
| 1249 | Ying Swei | Ying Swei in Walney Channel | |
| 1250 | Ying Swei | Ying Swei passing through Ramsden dock. | |
| 1251 | Ying Swei | Close-up of the bridge of Ying Swei. | |
| 1252 | Ying Swei | Close-up of deck of Ying Swei passing through the lock. | |
| 1253 | Ying Swei | Close-up of bridge of Ying Swei passing through the lock. | |
| 1254 | Ying Swei | Close-up of deck of Ying Swei passing through the lock. |
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