Cine film of the launching of two container ships the Zeal and the Vigour for Manchester Liners at Appledore Shipbuilders North Devon England from around 1973.

Appledore Shipbuilders is a shipbuilder in Appledore, North Devon, England. The Appledore Yard was founded in 1855 on the estuary of the River Torridge. [1] . The Richmond Dry Dock was built in 1856 by William Yeo and named after Richmond Bay on the north coast of Prince Edward Island in Canada, where the Yeo family 's shipping fleet was based. [2]

Motor Vessel MANCHESTER VIGOUR built by Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. in 1973 for Manchester Liners Ltd., Manchester, Cargo 06/2018 listed in service.

Manchester Vigour , a 5579-dwt cellular containership built in 1973-74 by Appledore Shipbuilders, has been converted to a livestock carrier by Jos.L.Meyer, of Papenburg (W.Germany) and renamed Benwalid.

FIDELITY is a Livestock carrier built in 1973 by BABCOCK MARINE APPLEDORE - APPLEDORE, U.K.. Currently sailing under the flag of Lebanon. Formerly also known as POLLUX, BENWALID, VILLE D'ORIENT, VILLE D´ORIENT, MANCHESTER VIGOUR, CARGO VIGOUR, MANCHESTER VIGOUR. It's gross tonnage is 5395 tons.

**MANCHESTER VIGOUR** MANCHESTER VIGOUR in No. 9 Dock in September 1979, taken from the deck of Houlder’s OCEAN TRANSPORT during a World Ship Society...

Dec 4, 2014 · Clan Line Comments for Charlie Mintof Surprise, Surprise, My old buddy Charlie Mintof. Hello Charlie. I can be mistaken as there may be many Charlie Mintofs on Gozo, but I am pretty sure you sailed on the Vigour and Zeal of Manchester Liners. I sailed with you back in …

Formed in 1897 after the opening of the Manchester Ship Canal in 1894 and as a partner to Furness Withy & Co. Sailings were mainly to Canada particularly for the cattle trade, but Galveston and New Orleans sailings were also made for the cotton trade to the Lancashire mills.

Manchester Crusade out bond to Montreal. The photo is looking towards the Manchester Vigour 1973 Done 2,222views 1 fave 0comments Uploaded on September 8, 2007 Taken ...

Technical sheet There are no technical data sheets for this picture Year of build and builder North Devon Shipyard (Appledore Shipbuilders) - 1973 Shipowner Manchester Liners Ltd