the concrete boat sunderland
The boats were completed by wear concrete building co in 1919 and worked as tugs in the river wear. cretehawser was damaged during a ww2 bombing raid over sunderland docks about 1942.. It was built by the wear concrete building company in england in 1919. however the war ended before the boat was finally launched. the ship was never used commercially and was abandoned in the river moy in 1930’s. plans to use her as a sand stop never materialised. there are many concrete ships still in use as breakwaters in britain.. Anyone know what the craic is with that large boat sunk in the river? not been down there for years, looks a canny size to be in such shallow water. linemonkey winger. may 26, 2020 sunderland’s concrete tugs. discover more about this place on the durham at war website. www.durhamatwar.org.uk ? reactions: anotherfinemessi. kevj striker. 
the concrete boat sunderland The hulk of a concrete ship, thought to be the tug cretehauser, in the intertidal mudflats. built for the admiralty in 1918-19 by the sunderland concrete building company, a subsidiary of swan hunters, based at southwick. easting: 3667. northing: 5800. grid reference: nz36675800. lats/lons: sources:. Learn how sunderland’s football club came into existence, how we almost lost our beloved sunderland empire theatre and why there’s a concrete boat stuck to the bed of the river wear. as we negotiate the twists and turns of sunderland’s history, we take an occasional dark path, where we uncover mass graves, a serial murderer, and discover.
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