NORTHUMBRIA ROSE.
IMO: 7000384.
Flag/PoR: GBR/North Shields.
Built: 1969 Astilleros de Murueta SA. Guernica. 98. Spain.
726 Grt. 1048 Dwt. Loa- 60.71m. Beam- 10.24m. Draught- 3.944m.
Engines: 1x Werkspoor. Motor- 1,100 hp. Naval Stork-Werkspoor. Cadiz, Spain. 12knots.
Names; Begona de Astobiza-1969>75; Kielder Stag-78; NORTHUMBRIA ROSE-03;
Fate: SCRAPPED <> 2003. BELGIUM <> GHENT.
Date & Location: 23rd May 1984 - River Mersey, Leaving Eastham out from the Manchester Ship Canal.
Further Information:
17th October 1996 left London for Calais, where she arrived on 18th October with engine trouble. Soon after she was reported as sold and re-named ALEXANDER B, but that proved to be erroneous.
9th January 1987 still as NORTHUMBRIA ROSE, and in tow of the tug TOWING WIZARD (GBR;55/155) she left Calais for Vlaardingen classed as a CTL.
After laying at Vlaardingen for nearly 2 years she was sold to Heuveland & Jansen
4th October 1988 she was towed to Urk to commence a new life as an Ice making factory..
16th June 2003 arrived at Ghent, Belgium for delivery to the breakers.