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no.1283

Steam tug 'Lune'

Pre 1913

Paddle tug at anchor at the south end of Walney Channel with the lighthouse visible behind and a sailing boat nearby. One man leaning on the gunwale. Steamer is making smoke. The small paddle steamer Lune was delivered in 1892 to operate trips to Blackpool and Morecambe. She was sold in 1913 to Cosens & Co, becoming the Melcombe Regis.

https://www.sankeyphotoarchive.uk/collection/view/?id=8860

no.1283

Steam tug 'Lune'

Pre 1913

Paddle tug at anchor at the south end of Walney Channel with the lighthouse visible behind and a sailing boat nearby. One man leaning on the gunwale. Steamer is making smoke. The small paddle steamer Lune was delivered in 1892 to operate trips to Blackpool and Morecambe. She was sold in 1913 to Cosens & Co, becoming the Melcombe Regis.

Location: Walney Channel, South Walney Ward, Barrow in Furness Cumbria Archives Reference: BDB 86/1/6809
Sankey Number: 1283

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Album Number: Album 08 1035-1332

Page Number: 11

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1181 Viking Passenger steamer at sea, two funnels making lots of smoke.
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1187    Sail Trawler FD123 and Steam Trawler Sailing trawler FD123 towed by steam trawler FD57 passing the Wyre light.
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1189    HMS Hermione The cruiser in Walney Channel.
1190    HMS Hermione Similar
1191 HMS Hermione Close-up of officers and a gun
1192 HMS Hermione Close-up of seamen on deck.
1193    HMS Hermione Hermione at the dock entrance with a tug and a dredger in the background.
1194 HMS Hermione Close-up of gangway.
1283    HMS Dartmouth leaving Barrow 4-funnelled warship at sea
1284    HMS Dartmouth leaving Barrow In portrait, from the stern.
1285 HMS Dartmouth leaving Barrow 4-funnelled warship at sea

Album Number: Album 08 1035-1332

Page Number: 17

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1273 Hai Chi passing through Ramsden Dock. Close-up of sailors on deck.
1274    Departure of the Chinese cruiser Hai Chi from Barrow Hai Chi in Walney Channel.
1275    Departure of the Chinese cruiser Hai Chi from Barrow Hai Chi in Walney Channel.
1276    HJMS Kongo Artist's impression of Kongo at sea
1277    Kongo in Buccleuch Dock Kongo and Princess Royal under the hammerhead crane.
1278 Kongo in Bucchleugh Dock Kongo and Princess Royal under the hammerhead crane.
1279 Wyre Dock, Fleetwood Wyre dock with a dredger at anchor and a Belfast steamer in the background.
1280    FD140 Sarah Alice Steam trawler in a calm sea
1281    Dredger 'Premier' with 'Red Nab' Dredger and hopper in a calm sea.
1282    Steam trawler Wyre, FD132 and sailing trawler FD14 Steam trawler with a sailing trawler and smaller craft on tow.
1283    Steam tug 'Lune' Paddle tug at anchor in an estuary
1284    FD116, Swan leaving Fleetwood Steam trawler in a rough sea
1285 Mud hopper 'Blackpool' Hopper barge passing the Wyre Light, loaded, in a rough sea
1286 Sea and Sky, Lune Deeps, Morecambe Bay Blackpool tower just visible