Largs Bay - Swan Hunter Shipyard
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PA Images / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
G6F064File size:
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2464 x 1648 px | 41.7 x 27.9 cm | 16.4 x 11 inches | 150dpiDate taken:
30 July 2003Location:
Wallsend UKPhotographer:
Owen HumphreysMore information:
This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.
The 22, 000 tonne Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship, Largs Bay, docked at the Swan Hunter shipyard, Wallsend. The yard secured the 140 million Ministry of Defence contract in 2000, securing its future and reviving shipbuilding in the north east. * Swan Hunter designed the now completed Largs Bay and work has begun on its sister ship the Lyme Bay. A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: "RFA Largs Bay is designed to get troops, vehicles and equipment directly to where they are needed most, for operational or humanitarian missions. 01/08/2003: The first ship to be built on the River Tyne for a decade was being officially named, Friday August 1, 2003. Lady West, wife of First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Alan West, was due to do the honours at the rejuvenated Swan Hunters shipyard where the troop carrier Largs Bay has been built.