1900s Warrenpoint built Cretefleet – where are they now? | Season 3 – Episode 17 скачать в хорошем качестве

1900s Warrenpoint built Cretefleet – where are they now? | Season 3 – Episode 17

👋 Hey friends! In this video, we are featuring four concrete barges of the 'Cretefleet' built at the 'Old Point' shipyard at Warrenpoint, Co Down between 1918 and 1919 as a response to shipping losses during World War 1. ***** Please 'like' and 'subscribe' for two new video-stories every week. ***** We are Ireland Made® the Irish transport archive. Our mission is to celebrate and archive stories of Irish transport past and present for the benefit of future generations. If it has wings, wheels or it floats, we share the story. ⬇️ Have you ever visited the 'Cretegaff' moored in Carlingford marina, Co Louth? Comment below ⬇️ 🛎️ Subscribe to our channel so you never miss an upload go to YouTube Link:    / @irelandmade   for new videos! During World War I, the German U-boat fleet sank 5000 Allied Merchant vessels, leading to a shortage of steel and a need for an alternative shipbuilding material. The J & R Thompson 'Old Point' shipyard in Warrenpoint, Co Down secured a contract to construct ten concrete barges, but ultimately only four were built, ‘Cretefarm’ 1918, ‘Creteforge’ 1919, ‘Cretefield’ 1919 and ‘Creteforest’ 1919. Cretefarm Barge The concrete barge 'Cretefarm' registration number 143180 was the first concrete barge to be built at Warrenpoint and launched on December 18, 1918. It was registered on May 1, 1919, and completed in June of the same year. This barge was registered under various companies and travelled to Rotterdam, Hull, and Hamburg. After being laid up, in 1929, the barge was sold to Banco de Crédito Gijónés in Spain and towed to Candás, Asturias, Spain for use in their harbour development along with 'Creteforge' (also built in Warrenpoint) and 'Cretejetty' (built in Thornaby-on-Tees, UK). ‘Cretefarm’ was sunk at Candás harbour on Sunday, 13th July 1930, followed by 'Creteforge' and 'Cretejetty' between July and August 1930. In 2001, the Cretefarm structure was incorporated into a larger harbour development in Candás, and as a result, the barge that served as its initial foundation is no longer visible and is considered to be buried at coordinates 43°35'24"N 5°45’40"W. Creteforge Barge ‘Creteforge’ was launched on 5th March 1919 and first registered on 7th May 1919, registration Number 143194. She was completed in June 1919 and had recorded voyages to Boulogne and Dunkirk in 1920 and 1921. Until 1927 she was officially ‘laid up’ on the Tyne until being acquired by Banco de Crédito Gijónés for building the harbour at Candás. She was towed there in August 1935 where she was sunk alongside ‘Cretefarm’. Her bow was last visible in June 2001 and she is now incorporated in the harbour at 43°35'25"N 5°45’37"W. Cretefield Barge Cretefield with registration number, 143359, was launched in April 1919 and registered on 25th July 1919. She was sold to a Waterford based coal merchant, Messrs Geoffrey Spencer in June 1922 and used as a coal barge at Grattan Quay. She was purchased in February 1990 by Carlingford Marina Enterprises and today acts as the main Carlingford Marina breakwater wall and can be seen on Google Earth at 54°03'06"N 6°11'24"W. Creteforest Barge The Creteforest barge, registration number 143396, was launched on 28th June 1919 completed in September that year. Creteforest was laid up in 1923 and acquired by shipbreakers Hughes Bolckow & Co. Ltd in June 1924, converted into a floating crane and deregistered on 18th September 1924. She was dismantled in Blyth in 1925, and her hull was ‘deposited’ in the North Sea off the coast from Blyth. Concrete barges specifications: Length: 180 ft (54m) Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT): 712. Construction method: ‘Hennebique’ monolithic system Production: 1918 - 1919 Our thanks in our research for this story to concrete barge expert Richard Lewis who will soon be publishing his book; ‘The Life and Times of The Crete Fleet’ www.thecretefleet.com +++++++++++++ Support the Ireland Made transport archive - purchase a downloadable print https://irelandmade.ie/product/produc... +++++++++++++ Follow Ireland Made for the latest! Facebook Link:   / irlmade   Instagram Link:   / irlmade   Check out the Ireland Made website www.irelandmade.ie to view our back catalogue of Irish transport videos. Do you have an Irish transport story past or present you would like us to feature? Email us here info@irelandmade.ie Feel free to share on social media. This post is copyrighted© to Ireland Made® Not to be copied or reproduced without permission. Information sources: A Concrete Legacy - Conor Keenan Blythmaritimearchive.org Bolckow Dorman Museum Carlos A. Ramos González Flickr.com Hughes, Bolckow, Tyne – HMS Lion (1909 1923) Informations-documents.com National Maritime Museum of Ireland Paul O’Farrell www.thecretefleet.com #irelandmade #cretefleet #richardlewis #thelifeandtimesofthecretefleet #concretebarge #warrepoint #countydown