A look back at the changing scenes within the
Port of Liverpool.
left, Gladstone Dock 1966, United States Lines Vessel "American Importer" Built 1946 8,228 Gross Tons, Length 459 Ft. Beam 63 Ft. Service Speed 16 knots.
right, Huskisson Dock Pictured from the West side, Blue Funnel Line Vessel "Helenius" Built 1949 10,129 Gross Tons, Length 523 Ft. Beam 69 Ft. Service Speed 18 knots.
left, Blue Star Line Vessel "Newcastle Star" Built 1956 8,398 Gross Tons, Length 520 Ft. Beam 70 Ft. Service Speed 17 knots, pictured alongside Hornby Dock, also in the picture one of the Tugs from The Alexandra Towing Company Fleet. right, The View from the West end of Huskisson Branch Dock No.1 has two Vessels from Cunard Steamship Company Fleet of the late 1960's.On the North side is "Berny", on the South side "Samaria"
left, This photograph was taken during the National Seaman's Strike in the late 1960's, Langton Branch Dock had five Vessels from the Fleet of Ellerman Lines moored alongside. The Langton Branch Dock was filled in during the eighties and now forms part of the vehicle marshalling area
for Ro/Ro traffic. right, Passing through from Gladstone lock towards her Berth at Alexandra dock is Clan Line vessel
"Clan Maclachlan" Built 1947, 6,365 Gross Tons, Length 466 Ft. Beam 61 Ft. Service Speed 15 knots.
left, Blue Star Line Vessel "Rhodesia Star" in Gladstone Dock, Built 1943, 8,467 Gross Tons, Length 492 Ft. Beam 70 Ft. Service Speed 16 knots. right, No 1 Alexandra Branch Dock, Ellerman Line " Crosbian" and Prince Line Vessel "Norman Prince"
left, A view from Princes landing Stage in 1966 has a Ellerman City Line Vessel awaiting high water to enter the Birkenhead system of Dock, in the foreground is Mersey ferry "Leasowe" right, A solitary oarsman passes a Vessel from the Ellerman city Line fleet in the Birkenhead dock system.
left, This view from the East end of Vittoria Dock Birkenhead has two Blue Funnel Line Vessels alongside the loading Berths for that Company, the other vessel pictured is Clan Line's "Clan Mactavish" Built 1949 8,035 Gross tons, Length 506 Ft. Beam 66 Ft. Service Speed 15 knots. right,
Finally for this gallery is a view looking towards Vittoria Dock, the transit shed were almost completed when this picture was taken in the summer of 1966, funnel's of Brocklebank, Clan Line and Blue Funnel are all visible.
Photographs by Philip B. Parker
The Port in the Sixties(part 2)