Bakerlooline
Striker
The bend in the Tyne at South Shields is restrictive and with modern H&S regs those ships (Esso Northumbria etc) would not be able to leave the river Tyne now. Once you get over 300mtrs you’re looking at a special project to get a ship into/out of the Tyne now. No ship over 300m can turn in the river either.The width and bends in the river limited the size of ship that could be built on the Wear, I don't think depth was a problem.
Bigger ship were built on Tyneside.
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