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The Berengaria visits the River Tyne

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Posted by administrator on April 17, 2014     Permalink     Comments (2)

Over the past couple of months, work has been progressing steadily on the ‘Workshop of the World’ project. I’ve been working through the large quantity of unlisted material in the Vickers Armstrong collection and there have been lots of interesting… Read more

“Turbinia” at speed – but who’s on the conning tower?

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Posted by administrator on June 13, 2013     Permalink     Comments (15)

This iconic image of Turbinia conveys an impression of speed like no other. The rearing stem, the massive bow wave and the foaming ‘rooster’s tail’ wake all play their part, but perhaps the most unusual element for a maritime photograph… Read more