Two seagoing ships called Brixton....

[editor]

I've just posted a piece on Brixton Buzz about two ships called Brixton. One was sunk during the war, while its 1946 replacement lasted until 1981, when it was sold off for scrap in Sicily.

Anyone know of any other large ships called Brixton?

http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2013/07/two-steam-ships-called-brixton/

 

[Libertad]

Possibly named after Brixton in Devon.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Possibly named after Brixton in Devon.

First thing I thought

 

[butchersapron]

Possibly named after Brixton in Devon.

Not on the sea.

 

[editor]

Possibly named after Brixton in Devon.

They worked the coal along the River Thames so maybe not quite so likely after all - and Brixton in Devon is nowhere near the sea (although it's not far from the naval port at Plymouth)

 

[editor]

Nope - it was definitely named after Brixton as their shipping list of the South Eastern Gas Board has all their ships named after London districts.

http://mariners-list.com/site_pages...ory=English&page_name=South+Eastern+Gas+Board

 

[editor]

Now to investigate the SS Effra!

Built 1949 transferred from South Metropolitan Gas Co, 1967 sold to Cia di Nav.Eli Gounaris, Panama r/n Yannakis Fanis, 1969 sold to L. Decius, Panama r/n Giulia, 1974 scrapped.

 

[cuppa tee]

Whole classes of ships have been named after Leander Road

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leander_class

.........possibly

 

[cuppa tee]

...and was the ill fated SS Atlantic named after Atlantic Road ?

The one of the heroes of the day was a man named Brady
and the other, John Speakman looks a bit of a hipster fashion icon

 

[Firky]

I never knew 'seagoing' was one word.

 

[Libertad]

...and was the ill fated SS Atlantic named after Atlantic Road ?

The one of the heroes of the day was a man named Brady
and the other, John Speakman looks a bit of a hipster fashion icon

Nice running bowline there, this season's must have fashion accessory.

 

[ffsear]

Good website for any shipping nerds! Follow live shipping traffic

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/

 

[ViolentPanda]

I'm fairly sure there were factories that made parts for marine steam engines in the wake of Maudslay Ironworks & Engineering in Nth Lambeth partly designing and manufacturing the SS Great Western's screw prop system (and thus getting quite a lot of Naval contracts). They apparently sprang up to take up the slack/do jobs that Maudslay wanted to outsource.
Plus there were boatyards and drydocks from the Effra up to at least Westminster Bridge, until the river was embanked.

Wonder if there were any ships called "Deptford" - another place with a fair few maritime connections!

 

[not-bono-ever]

- maybe want to check - 185 knots per hour ?

alos the Ex brixton - renamed Vranjic , built in Dublin in 1918

http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile.php?name=33b0938.pdf

 

[Kanda]

I live in Brixton and am currently sailing around the Atlantic/Canaries... Does that count?

 

[not-bono-ever]

I'm fairly sure there were factories that made parts for marine steam engines in the wake of Maudslay Ironworks & Engineering in Nth Lambeth partly designing and manufacturing the SS Great Western's screw prop system (and thus getting quite a lot of Naval contracts). They apparently sprang up to take up the slack/do jobs that Maudslay wanted to outsource.
Plus there were boatyards and drydocks from the Effra up to at least Westminster Bridge, until the river was embanked.

Wonder if there were any ships called "Deptford" - another place with a fair few maritime connections!

http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile.php?name=31b0325.pdf

 

[not-bono-ever]

..

 

[not-bono-ever]

Now to investigate the SS Effra!

Built 1949 transferred from South Metropolitan Gas Co, 1967 sold to Cia di Nav.Eli Gounaris, Panama r/n Yannakis Fanis, 1969 sold to L. Decius, Panama r/n Giulia, 1974 scrapped.

3 different Effas with different tonnage listed

 

[fortyplus]

while its 1946 replacement lasted until 1981, when it

...while her 1946 replacement lasted until 1981, when she...

The degendering of ships has, unfortunately, spread to the BBC and the Guardian, amongst others.

Cars and planes should never be "she", but feminine ships are a peculiarity of English grammar that the language is poorer for losing.

Every person who worked with the SS Brixton would have called her 'she'.

 

[ViolentPanda]

http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile.php?name=31b0325.pdf

Cool!

 

[ViolentPanda]

I live in Brixton and am currently sailing around the Atlantic/Canaries... Does that count?

Are you steaming?

On second thoughts, don't answer that!!!

 

[not-bono-ever]

there was also a sailing ship called Brixton that ran the SA to India route in about 1820

so , she was a Ship, 16 years old ( so built around 1802) sheathed in copper over timber, single deck with beams, with a new deck, LOndon built, looks to be a constant trader - i.e. in use, 310 tons, draught of 15 feet on a new bottom and not surveyed since 1812 . oh yes, it was a second class ship as well- very apt

 

[lang rabbie]

Pah! Not much more than glorified barges.

There were four East India Company regular ships called Streatham

Streatham 350 tons 1700-1714 more
Streatham 430 tons 1720-1732 more
Streatham 625 tons 1745-1758 more
Streatham 819 tons 1805-1821 more

The fourth Streatham is the ship at anchor on the left - the ship with sails furled is the opium clipper Red Rover.

 

[Kanda]

Are you steaming?

On second thoughts, don't answer that!!!

Lol

 

[cuppa tee]

Pah! There were four East India Company proper ships called Streatham

SS Camberwell.......... http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?79291

SS Stockwell........http://images-02.delcampe-static.net/img_large/auction/000/123/940/942_001.jpg?v=1

 

[ffsear]

Lol

Have you gone already? I thought it was September?

 

[Kanda]

Have you gone already? I thought it was September?

Am on a 5 day sailing course off the Canaries. Thailand is September.