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Last Wear built ships

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From memory I believe that the very last batch of ships built on the River Wear did not leave the river on completion. I seem to remember a joke going around saying that the only things on earth visible from space were the Great Wall of China and the line of recently built ferry ships in the River Wear. Anyone know when they left and why their departure was delayed.


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If I'm not mistaken there were 6 ships built for a Scandinavian country and then they pulled out of the deal.
Whether there was any legal action taken, I don't know.
The ships were stuck on the River Wear for a while until a buyer was sought.
To be honest, that's all I can remember about them.


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Ah man, I just can't remember much about this, just that the deal fell through and the ships were stuck here.
There will be someone who knows a lot about all this.


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Very interesting post about the last days of Sunderland's shipbuilding heritage.
Sorry I can't add to what has been said except perhaps that in order to get rid of them, weren't they sold at rock bottom prices?


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thingamajig wrote: 16 Apr 2020, 14:42 Ah man, I just can't remember much about this, just that the deal fell through and the ships were stuck here.
There will be someone who knows a lot about all this.
Wonder who bought them?


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Steve30000 wrote: 18 Apr 2020, 08:57
Wonder who bought them?
They were no good just floating about on the river so someone would have got a bargain.


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monty wrote: 20 Apr 2020, 22:03
Steve30000 wrote: 18 Apr 2020, 08:57
Wonder who bought them?
They were no good just floating about on the river so someone would have got a bargain.
Could have repurposed them. Floating hotel..


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