port townsville

Builders waterline model of Port Townsville (sisters Port Chalmers and Port Wyndham) in the Flying Tabnab at Fremantle, Western Australia.

Port Townsville in Royal Edward Dry Dock Avonmouth 25 October 1964

Anyone know what the three patches are on her hull .

Port Townsville (I) Built: 1935 Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Wallsend Tonnage: 8,070grt Owners: Commonwealth and Dominion Line Fate: Bombed by a/c 3.3.1941, and sank 4.3.1941.

Wellington 1967 Keith Wood negative

6 to 13 September 1956 Elizabeth Street Pier

Approaching the Sydney Harbour Bridge on 26 August or 15 September 1956

MV Port Townsville at Bluff February 1971 on the last of three visits to Bluff. She had previously visited in 1960 and 1966.

Port Townsville arriving Auckland, c.1960's Port Townsville Built: 1951 Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Wallsend Tonnage: 8,070grt Owners: Port Line Ltd 1972: Broken up Castellon.

Short on info. on this one. Built 1951 and broken up 1972.

PORT LINE LTD BUILT 1951 GROSS 8,681 LENGTH 489 ft BREADTH 65 ft

Marconi Sahib, Not in the same class as your picture but I thought you might like another photograph of what I suspect was a favourite ship.

Port Townsville in Hobart date unknown but maybe late 60's or early 70's.