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Highcliffe (launched 1927)


The Highcliffe was a cargo ship built at the West Yard of J Readhead & Sons Ltd, in South Shields. The ship was launched on the 10th of September 1927. Sadly the Highcliffe was wrecked off the Shetland Islands in February 1940.[1]

Ships John Readhead and Sons, Shipbuilders
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Preparing to launch the cargo ship 'Highcliffe'

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Launch of the cargo ship 'Highcliffe'

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John Readhead and Sons, Shipbuilders
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John Readhead and Sons, Shipbuilders
- Overview About   John Readhead & Sons was a shipyard on the River Tyne in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. History John Readhead and John Softley founded the business …

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