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| Docks Tours 1967 |
| Front Cover: Eastern Docks
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| Back Cover: Western Docks
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| Southampton
Docks |
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| Tours
by Buses leaving from Civic Centre Rose Garden
in front of the Municipal Offices at 10.30
a.m. and 2.30 p.m. Lasting approximately 1½
hours and including a visit to Sightseers'
Balcony of Ocean Terminal. |
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| 6th JUNE
to 21st SEPTEMBER on TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS
and THURSDAYS. |
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| also on
MONDAYS and FRIDAYS 24th JULY to 1st SEPTEMBER |
| (Bank
Holiday Excepted) |
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| FARE:
2/6d. : Children 1/9d. |
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| Some of the liners which
may be seen during the tour |
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Gross |
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Length |
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Breadth |
| Vessels and Owners |
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Tonnage |
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Ft. |
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Ft. |
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| CUNARD LINE |
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Queen Elizabeth |
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83,673 |
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1,031 |
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119 |
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Queen Mary |
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81,237 |
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1,019 |
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119 |
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Caronia |
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34,172 |
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715 |
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91 |
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Sylvania |
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22,017 |
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608 |
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80 |
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Carmania |
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22,595 |
|
608 |
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80 |
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| FRENCH LINE |
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France |
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66,348 |
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1,035 |
|
110 |
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| UNION-CASTLE LINE |
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Windsor Castle |
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37,640 |
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783 |
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92 |
| & SAFMARINE |
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S. A. Vaal |
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32,697 |
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760 |
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90 |
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Edinburgh Castle |
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28,629 |
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747 |
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84 |
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S. A. Oranje |
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28,625 |
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747 |
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84 |
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Pendennis Castle |
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28,582 |
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764 |
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84 |
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Capetown Castle |
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27,002 |
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734 |
|
83 |
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Southampton Castle |
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13,152 |
|
597 |
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77 |
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Good Hope Castle |
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13,152 |
|
597 |
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77 |
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| UNITED STATES LINES |
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United States |
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52,072 |
|
990 |
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102 |
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| SHAW SAVILLE LINE |
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Northern Star |
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24,733 |
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650 |
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84 |
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Southern Cross |
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20,204 |
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604 |
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78 |
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| ROYAL MAIL LINES |
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Andes |
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26,435 |
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669 |
|
83 |
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| P. & O. ORIENT
LINES |
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Canberra |
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45,270 |
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820 |
|
102 |
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Oriana |
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41,915 |
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804 |
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97 |
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Iberia |
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29,614 |
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719 |
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91 |
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Chusan |
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24,261 |
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672 |
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85 |
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| The Docks Tours were
operated by both Southampton City Transport
and Hants & Dorset, using open-top buses.
The tours were extremely popular. |
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| The route was Civic
Centre (Rose Gardens), Western Esplanade,
Old Walls, Mayflower Memorial, Wool House
Museum, God's House Tower, Old Bowling Green,
Eastern Docks (No.2 Gate), Ocean Dock, Ocean
Terminal (visit to the Sightseers' Balcony),
No.6 (Trafalgar) Dry Dock, Queen Elizabeth
2 Terminal (Berths 38/39), No.5 (Prince of
Wales) Dry Dock, Empress Dock, Continental
Ferry Terminal, No.5 Gate, Town Quay, Royal
Pier, Western Docks (No.8 Gate), 102 and 104
Berths (Union-Castle and Safmarine), 105/6
Berth (P&O), Cold Store, King George V
Dry Dock, No.10 Gate, Civic Centre. |
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| The adverts in this brochure
include some now vanished names and some that
are still around: |
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| Plummers (Plummer Roddis
Ltd., department store), Tyrell & Green,
Wm. Martin Ltd (Films, Cameras, Equipment),
George's Restaurant and Spaghetti House, J.
Sanders (Philatelist) Ltd., Southampton Zoo,
Favourite Boat Cruises, Star Boats (Harbour
Cruises), two Bass Worthington public houses
(The Warrens and The Queens), Bourne &
Hollingworth Ltd., W. Bates & Co. Ltd.
(Chemists and Photographic Specialists), Celestial
Garden Chinese Restaurant, Frames Tours, Co-operative
Retail Services furniture showroom (St. Mary's
Road), Royal Hotel, Hants & Dorset Coach
Touring Holidays. |
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