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Lowestoft Shipbuilding
Index
- Introduction
- Hull Construction 'Bolton Abbey' (current page)
Introduction
In the period 1900-1993 the Lowestoft ship building and repair yards were major employers.
In the 1950's including sub contractors, the workforce exceeded one thousand
The port's two leading yards were Richards Shipbuilders and Brooke Marine Ltd., who
between them built many hundreds of steel vessels, including Naval craft.
The following sequence of photos showing the building of a typical steel vessel,
has been prepared on behalf of the Lowestoft Maritime Museum by Brooke Archives.
The "Bolton Abbey" was the first of a pair (Yard Nos.261 & 262) of 303ft 2700 tons
passenger/cargo vessels built for Associated Humber Lines Ltd. of Hull and was
completed in May 1958.
Lowestoft Shipbuilding
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Hull Construction 'Bolton Abbey'
Top picture : Extract of General Arrangemrent drawing for 'Bolton Abbey' SYC 261
Top middle picture : The Mould Loft area was where the shipwright loftmen laid out full size the steel work lines and construction drawings for templates to be taken for the fabrication of steelwork units.
Bottom Middle picture : View from the stern showing construction of the hull up to the main deck.(Dec 1957)
Bottom picture : Erection at the building berth of a ten ton prefabricated bow unit.
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Exhibition: Lowestoft Shipbuilding
'Bolton Abbey' SYC 261 - passengers' dinning-saloon.
'Bolton Abbey' SYC 261 - passengers' dinning-saloon.
