| Name: | CHIPCHASE |
| Launched: | 17/04/1953 |
| Completed: | 06/1953 |
| Builder: | Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 182 |
| Dimensions: | 106grt, 0nrt, 81.9 x 21.3 x 8.1ft |
| Engines: | 2 x T3cyl (9, 15 & 24 x 16ins) |
| Engines by: | Plenty & Son Ltd, Newbury |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 9.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 183900 |
| History: | |
| 26/06/1953 | Blyth Harbour Commissioners; registered at Blyth |
| 1968 | Seaham Harbour Dock Co, Seaham |
| 1981 | Treloar Bros, Newcastle |
| 1983 | Maryport Maritime Museum, Maryport |
| 1998 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 08/07/1964: Pulled over sideways (girted) and sank while assisting the collier |
| BLACKWALL POINT at Blyth Dry Docks | |
| She was subsequently raised and docked for repairs | |
| 1983: Preserved at Maryport, but the museum ran out of money | |
| 1998: Broken up by Duddon Shipbreakers Ltd at Millom in Cumbria |
Launch at Clelands
Above: Blyth Commissioners on their tour of the facilities
Above: Moving BHC ROCKBREAKER NO 2. Photo is copyright of Graeme Turner
Above photo is copyright of Graham Atkinson
Above: After the accident with BLACKWALL POINT
Above: In dry dock after being raised
Above: Spick & span on the Tyne. Photo is copyright of Malcolm Donnelly
Above: At Seaham on 01/04/1969. Photo is copyright of Dennis Maccoy
Above: At Seaham on 04/04/1980. Photo is copyright of Michael Green
Above: At Maryport in the good days. Photo is copyright of Michael Green
Above: CHIPCHASE rusting away at Maryport
Above: CHIPCHASE delivered to the breakers. Photo is courtesy of Capt Stephen Carter
Above: CHIPCHASE alongside at the breakers. Photo is courtesy of Capt Stephen Carter
Above: CHIPCHASE being dismantled at Millom. Photo is copyright of the Webmaster
Above: CHIPCHASE being dismantled at Millom. Photo is copyright of the Webmaster
Above photos are of one of her engines that is preserved at the Scottish Maritime Museum at Irvine
Photos are copyright of The Scottish Maritime Museum