English: Manchester Docks (Salford Quays) 1979, 3 km from Trafford Park, Trafford, Great Britain.
One of Manchester Liners fleet of container vessels being loaded in the largest berth at Manchester Docks, April 1979. The area was rebranded as Salford Quays in the 1990s and features principally service industries and apartments. Vessels such as that pictured, carefully designed to fit the loading gauge of the Manchester Ship Canal, were eventually made obsolete by ever-rising ship sizes. Manchester Liners abandoned the port of Manchester for Liverpool Seaforth Dock in the 1980s.
Built by:SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
Name MANCHESTER CONCORDE
Type Container
Yard Number 1296
Launched 20/01/1969
Completed 05/1969
Off. Number 337261
IMO number 6906464
Engine builder Crossley Premier Engines, Manchester
Engine type 2 x 4SA Pielstick
GRT 11896
Length (feet) 529.9
Beam (feet) 63.9
History
First owner Nile Steam Ship Co. Ltd. (on charter to Manchester Liners, Manchester)
Furness-Withy (Shipping) Ltd. Sold 28 Oct 1981, re-registered in Panama and renamed Char Lian.
CHAR LIAN, Char Lian Marine Co., Panama
Fate 14/12/1983 arrived at Kaohsiung for breaking.
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