
1. POLA laid up in the River Blackwater. She arrived 14 February 1984 as POLA, was renamed CAPE SYROS and sailed 21 May 1984. Date: cApril 1984 Image ID SHP_STC_510 |

2. PONZA in the River Blackwater. Photo by the late Tony Stacey. Date: cMarch 1984 Image ID SHP_STC_512 |

3. MOUNT DIRFYS laid up in the River Blackwater. While in the river she was sold, and sailed 18 May 1983 as ULTIMA. Date: cMarch 1983 Image ID SHP_STC_550 |

4. CONTENDER BEZANT laid up in the River Blackwater. Photo by the late Tony Stacey of Mersea.
Originally launched in 1981 as the commercially owned and ... Date: c1984 Image ID SHP_STC_558 |

5. JENNIFER leaving Rowhedge Wharf, River Colne. Built 1966 Seitas, Hamburg, 499 tons gross. IMO No. 6616887.
Capsized and lost near Masirah 17 May 2000. Date: 1985 Image ID SHP_STC_596 |

6. HOOP passing Rowhedge after sailing from Colchester.
Built 1957 460 grt. Ex HOOPRIDE. IMO No. 5226738. Date: 1985 Image ID SHP_STC_598 |

7. ERLENHAIN at Rowhedge. Built 1968 IMO No. 6804551. Date: 1985 Image ID SHP_STC_600 |

8. GILLATION at Colchester Hythe in the 1970s. Built 1964 by London and Rochester Trading, at Strood. Date: c1975 Image ID SHP_STC_602 |

9. ANDESCOL at Colchester Hythe in the 1970s. Built 1961 Hoogezand. Registered Colchester. In London & Rochester colours. Date: c1975 Image ID SHP_STC_604 |

10. AREND at Rowhedge. IMO No. 6620864 Date: 1986 Image ID SHP_STC_606 |

11. BANDICK loading grain at Colchester Hythe in the 1970s. Beyond her, extreme left, is the COLNE DREDGER. Date: c1975 Image ID SHP_STC_608 |

12. TRILBY (left) and BRANDRAM at Colchester Hythe in the 1970s.
TRILBY was built Rochester in 1896 as a sailing barge. Official No. 106527. Like several of ... Date: c1975 Image ID SHP_STC_610 |

13. CAROLINE at Rowhedge on the River Colne. Date not known. IMO No. 5102889. Date: c1980 Image ID SHP_STC_612 |

14. GERSOM passing Rowhedge. IMO No. 7819814. Built 1979 575 grt. Date: 1985 Image ID SHP_STC_614 |

15. GRUNDARFOSS at Rowhedge. IMO No. 7128473. Built 1971 499 tons gross. Date: 1988 Image ID SHP_STC_616 |

16. HOOFINCH passing Rowhedge after sailing from Colchester. Built 1964, 322 grt. Date: 1985 Image ID SHP_STC_618 |

17. IRENE VI at Wivenhoe. IMO No. 5414309, built 1963, 497 grt.
Comment Jan 2011 by BerndU:
Built as Visurgis, Yard number 338,
at Elsflether We ... Date: 1985 Image ID SHP_STC_620 |

18. LINDHOLM at Wivenhoe. IMO No. 6208944 built 1952, 298 grt. Date: 1985 Image ID SHP_STC_622 |

19. LODELLA at Colchester Hythe in the 1970s. IMO No. 7039555, built 1970 and owned by London & Rochester Trading Company. The barge astern is thought to be ... Date: c1975 Image ID SHP_STC_624 |

20. MAGUDA at Colchester Hythe in the 1970s. IMO 5217232, built 1959 Hoogezand, 220 tons gross.
When Francis & Gilders of Colchester, London & Rochester ... Date: c1975 Image ID SHP_STC_626 |

21. MARIA at Rowhedge on the Colne. IMO 8200151, built 1983, 818 tons gross. Date unknown. Image ID SHP_STC_628 |

22. MARY WESTON at Colchester Hythe, date unknown. IMO No. 7328138. Date: c1980 Image ID SHP_STC_630 |

23. A nice scene from the days when Wivenhoe and Rowhedge were busy ports. Colne tugs PEP and AJAY, with the coaster TEESLAND arriving with timber and VANGUARD ... Image ID SHP_STC_632 |

24. PIA at Colchester, date unknown. IMO 5108845 built 1950 Sietas as ESTE. Named PIA 1976 to 1983. Date: c1980 Image ID SHP_STC_633 |

25. POLYTHENE at Colchester, date unknown. Built 1949 Goole Shipbuilding for ICI. 330 grt., Official No. 183740. Date: c1980 Image ID SHP_STC_636 |

26. RITA DOLLING approaching Rowhedge after leaving Colchester. IMO 5148998 built 1950, 349 grt. Date: 1985 Image ID SHP_STC_638 |

27. SEMLOW at Rowhedge in the 1980s. IMO 7102235 built 1971, 299 grt. Image ID SHP_STC_640 |

28. VANGUARD gives METTE CLIPPER a nudge at Rowhedge Wharf, River Colne.
VANGUARD IMO 7035016, built 1969, 399 tons gross.
METTE CLIPPER IMO 7707487, ... Date: 1985 Image ID SHP_STC_642 |

29. VERALIL at Colchester Hythe in the 1980s. IMO 7321453 built 1973 299 tons gross. Renamed ERRIA 1983.
24 Jul 2010 Jens Peter Nielsen wrote:
This was my ... Date: c1981 Image ID SHP_STC_644 |

30. WALL BROOK at Colchester Hythe, gasworks quay, date unknown. Built 1940, 244 tons gross. Sunk as a target off Wainfleet after March 1999. Image ID SHP_STC_646 |