Esso Northumbria

Esso Northumbria

Image Details

Title Esso Northumbria
Reference Number STH0014675
Photographer Unknown
Town or Village Wallsend
Date 1969
Original Format Black and White Photograph
Period 1969
Copyright South Tyneside Libraries
Further Information The Esso Northumbria. Built by Swan Hunter at Wallsend Shipyard in September 1969. The deck could accommodate three football pitches but there will be only 31 crew. The tanker is 1,143 feet long and 170 feet wide. It will sail at about 16 knots.