South Tyneside History
| Title | Tanker "British Chemist" at the Shields Engineering Company's Quay |
|---|---|
| Reference Number | STH0023666 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Town or Village | South Shields |
| Date | 10 February 1950 |
| Original Format | Black and White Photograph |
| Period | 1950s |
| Copyright | Shields Gazette |
| Further Information | The tanker "British Chemist" unexpectedly steered to starboard on her way up river to Jarrow oil wharf and dug her bows into the mud. She almost crushed a local trawler Polar Prince, which was tied up beside the Shields Engineering Company quay, in the process. It took six Lawson- Batey tugs several hours to pull her free. The "British Chemist" was built at Palmer's shipyard in 1925 and was scrapped in 1953 |
