"Himalaya" and "Chusan" Vickers Fitting-out Basin 1949. Note original funnel on "Himalaya", subsequently modified to Thornycroft design on both vessels.
Knowing Fairfield has seen so many ships built over the years I thought this might be a nice one for him!!.
No problem, another blast from the past, must be getting old or something!!. I have a few more very old ones put aside, will see what else I can come up with.
Nice to see a picture of the 'Big' crane at Barrow.... It was dismantled in the late 70's as I recall..
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