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Harry Chamberlain

Harry belongs to: The Coble and Keelboat Society

Harry grew up on the Lawe Top in South Shields. He served an apprenticeship on the tugboats and worked on the Titan Crane. Harry is a member of the Coble and Keelboat Society.

Harry was interviewed by Carl Greenwood on 31 January 2006. The interview took place at South Shields Museum and lasted 1 hour, 20 minutes and 15 seconds.

The Titan crane

The Titan crane

Photograph of the Titan crane being towed by a tug boat

Harry has 24 memories in the memorynet:

•  Joining the tug boats
•  The role of the tug boats
•  Cabin boy's routine
•  The galley
•  The foy boats and skulling
•  Progress through the tug boats
•  Value of the tug boat apprenticeship
•  Routines on the tug boats
•  Leaving the tug boats and moving to the Titan Crane
•  Working on the Titan Crane
•  Cobles
•  Coble smells – black varnish
•  Foy boatmen
•  Sculling a foy boat
•  The Tynesider
•  The Joffre
•  The crew of the Tynesider
•  The Titan crane
•  The Titan crane at work
•  Loading coal
•  The crew of the Titan crane
•  The Titan Crane
•  The Mary Young
•  The Royal Diadem II

This memory has these themes:
Equipment | Work

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