Hi Keith
Welcome aboard!
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The list of ships laid-up above Parkeston Quay in the late 50's were:
Amphitite (7,959), Bushwood (France Fenwick), Canopus (7,138), Centaurus (7,431), Cedarwood, Eleni (7,820), Elias G Kulukundis (5,548), Helene Kulukundis (5,500), Kurdistan (Common Bros Tnkr), Levenpool (Ropner), Lily, Master Elias Kulukundis (5,500), North Britain, Oakby (Ropner), Sterling Valour (7,821), Teespool (Ropner 7,154), Temple Arch (5,147), Temple Bar (7,191), Temple Inn (5,231), (All 3 Lambert Bros), Transpollux (9,100), Teespool (Ropner 7,154), Trident (6,931), Theoskpasti (7,138), Walton. In addition the Tanker 'Globe Trader' was laid up in the harbour for several years but she was moored near Shotley not Parkeston.
From memory I believe it was the 'Bushwood' that was sold Greek for further trading and after leaving Harwich it promptly became a CTL on the Goodwins.
Mistley was also a busy little port in those days, although I always found it difficult get the names of the 'callers' - in fact the only names that readily spring to mind are the 'Polly M' and the Dutch coasters 'Raket' 'Dicky' and 'Marinus V'
Kind regards and enjoy all that the site has to offer.
Peter(Thumb)