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Old 16th January 2023, 13:09
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What was the unofficial name for this type of ship?
''Bovril Boat''?
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Old 16th January 2023, 14:05
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....... Correct.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovr...87%20to%201998.
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Old 16th January 2023, 14:07
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Where in the world?......
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Old 16th January 2023, 14:52
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2903 - Yarra Park, Melbourne.
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Old 16th January 2023, 15:36
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Identify the shipping company.......
....Port Line.?
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Old 16th January 2023, 17:49
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Sadly.......

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Old 16th January 2023, 17:50
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"2903 - Yarra Park, Melbourne"

Correct.
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Old 16th January 2023, 18:39
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#2893 ......Ben Line?
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Old 16th January 2023, 19:24
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Nope....

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Old 16th January 2023, 21:05
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#2893 Royal Mail
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"This ship was nought to me, nor I to her, Yet I pursued her with a Lover's look" (William Wordsworth, 1770-1850)
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Old 16th January 2023, 21:22
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#2893 Ellerman Line?
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Old 16th January 2023, 22:11
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....owned by a family butcher.

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Old 16th January 2023, 22:14
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Identify the class.....
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Old 16th January 2023, 22:15
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Old 16th January 2023, 23:13
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#2914 .............Bangkok.
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Old 17th January 2023, 09:13
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....... Correct.
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Old 17th January 2023, 09:33
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Identify the ship......
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Old 17th January 2023, 09:40
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What do these ships have in common?

https://im-a-puzzle.com/share/e87a7a2d12a9fd1
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Old 17th January 2023, 11:25
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....owned by a family butcher.

Is it one of Vestys lot. Blue Star / Lamport and Holts ?
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Old 17th January 2023, 12:10
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#2917 Tekoa of 1922, or one of her sisters?
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Old 17th January 2023, 13:35
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#2893 Shaw Savill & Albion Line?
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Old 17th January 2023, 14:23
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"Blue Star"......

Correct.

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Old 17th January 2023, 14:23
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"Tekoa"

Correct.
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Old 17th January 2023, 14:24
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Old 17th January 2023, 14:42
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2924 - Le Verdon sur Mer in the Gironde estuary.
Parts of this railway jetty are still visible, it was built to accommodate transatlantic liners.
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