Mersea Island Museum - Blackwater Ships

Ship:	NORFOLK FERRY
Arrived:	5 Sep 1982
Departed:	15 Apr 1983
Career:	Harwich-Zeebrugge train ferry. Broken up 17Apr1983 Vianen, Holland (cut down to deck cargo pontoon). Left River Blackwater for Ouderkerk in tow Dutch tug BANCKERT. Arrived 5 Sep 1982 departed 14 Apr 1983. Mid-Essex WSS - Lloyds List.
Tonnage:	3,137 gross
Built:	1951
Type:	Ferry
Owner:	British Railways
LR/IMO Number:	5255985
Official No:	182204
ID	5255985

NORFOLK FERRY laid up in the River Blackwater 16 Oct 1982 Date: 16 October 1982.

Above: NORFOLK FERRY laid up in the River Blackwater 16 Oct 1982 Date: 16 October 1982.
Source: Mersea Museum / John Jones

NORFOLK FERRY laid up in the River Blackwater Date: 5 September 1982.

Above: NORFOLK FERRY laid up in the River Blackwater Date: 5 September 1982.
Source: Mersea Museum / Derek Sands

Dutch tug BACKERT IMO No. 6516805 Built 1965. 227 tons gross. Date: c15 April 1983.

Above: Dutch tug BACKERT IMO No. 6516805 Built 1965. 227 tons gross. Date: c15 April 1983.
Source: Mersea Museum / Ashley Upsher Collection

Tug BANCKERT leaving with NORFOLK FERRY. Date: c15 April 1983.

Above: Tug BANCKERT leaving with NORFOLK FERRY. Date: c15 April 1983.
Source: Mersea Museum / Ashley Upsher Collection

NORFOLK FERRY leaving for the breakers under tow Date: 15 April 1983.

Above: NORFOLK FERRY leaving for the breakers under tow Date: 15 April 1983.
Source: Mersea Museum / Ian Clarke Collection