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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.

Harry's boat the Mary Young at South Shields.

The Mary Young

Harry working on his boat at South Shields. He called it the Mary Young, after his mother.

Harry has 24 memories in the memorynet:

Harry's memories with a The North East theme:

•  Joining the tug boats
•  The foy boats and skulling
•  Value of the tug boat apprenticeship
•  Routines on the tug boats
•  Leaving the tug boats and moving to the Titan Crane
•  Cobles
•  Foy boatmen
•  Sculling a foy boat
•  The Joffre
•  The crew of the Tynesider
•  The Titan crane at work
•  The Royal Diadem II

Harry's other memories:

•  The role of the tug boats
•  Cabin boy's routine
•  The galley
•  Progress through the tug boats
•  Working on the Titan Crane
•  Coble smells – black varnish
•  The Tynesider
•  The Titan crane
•  Loading coal
•  The crew of the Titan crane
•  The Titan Crane
•  The Mary Young

This memory has these themes:
Leisure | Traditions | Wartime

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