LANDFALL LCT 7074 MOVES FROM SALTHOUSE DOCK LIVERPOOL TO COLLINGWOOD DOCK IN BOOTLE

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The move to Collingwood Dock entailed navigating our way out of the South Dock Systen then out into the River Mersey where we were strapped alongside one of Alf Lamey's tugs. In that manner we sailed northwest passing the Pierhead and the Liver Building to starbord. (photo courtesy of Liverpool Echo)

Ray Hodnet and his partner followed us in the rubber dingy (the photo courtesy of Liverpool Echo) The Landfall is in mid river sailing north towards Bootle Docks. The vessel is actually strapped to Lamey Tug (graciously provided by Mr. Alf Lamey of Lamey Tugs) From the angle of the Liverpool Echo newspaper photograph she appears to be sailing under her own power. In fact the tug is obscured and is on the port side. The head in the forgroung is that of Ray Hodnet who worked aboard with us for many years as the maintenance manager.

Ray Hodnet can be seen about top hitch a lift from an accompanying small vessel. The photograph has obviously been taken from the top of Landfall's wheelhouse. The weather was sunny and without wind. The trip was tinged with sadness, for we were reluctant to leave our Liverpool city centre berth.

We approach the entrance to the dock system which will be our final destination. Landfall is heading for a dry dock where her hull will be inspected, and re-painted. During the time that the vessel was in our care she was meticulously maintained, To the top right of the photograph behind the vessel to the right one can just make out the largest tobacco warehouse in the world - now abandonned and empty.

A small gig-boat (hidden by the Landfall) tows us into the dry dock.

A drydock is a narrow basin that can be flooded to allow a vessel to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform. Drydocks are used for the construction, maintenance, and repair of ships, boats, and other watercraft.

The vessel must be alligned with the huge timber blocks hidden below the water before the gates can be closed and the water pumped out so that she sits comfortablle on the supports desiigned so that work can take place underneath the actual vessel if reqired.

This bow-shot of the Landfall shows that the Dry Dock gates have now been closed and the vessel is slowly starting to settle as the water level recedes.Our little *painters scow* can be seen in the forground.

Ray Hodnet stands on the stern waiting for the water to drain from the dry dock. Ray eventually moved to Manchester to maintain or second floating venture *The North Westward Ho - and ex-Isle of Wight Car ferry that we purchase and berthed on the Manchester Ship Canal very near to the Manchester City Centre. We later purchased a DeHavilland Comet from the Royal Air Force and poisitioned it on the Quayside at Pomona Dock. Ray met a beautiful Polish lady and they were married. Sadly Ray passed away a few years ago.