Brenda, As joint administrator with myself of Mariners' List, Mick correctly pointed you towards our mailing list (as shown below). However, as your enquiry centres on Hartlepool, which is only a few miles from where I live, I have taken it upon myself on this occasion to "jump the gun" and answer your query direct, with a copy posted to Mariners, whereby yet further information may surface. I am also copying to a local shipping-interest forum TEESMARITIME. Checking Lloyd's Register the only MERIDIAN listed in 1952 was a freighter registered in Panama. She was 4999 gross tons (a measure of capacity rather than weight). It would be interesting if you know when during 1952 she was in drydock at Hartlepool as I suspect she may have almost reached the end of her working life as she arrived at Dunston on 28 March 1953 to be broken up. Dunston is on the River Tyne, around 40 miles north of Hartlepool. She was completed in August 1919 by the American International SB Corp, Hog Island, Philadelphia. Although not recorded as such in Lloyd's Register current information on the internet indicates she was launched with the name of SHAWANGUNK, but completed as the CORSON for American Export Lines Inc. (see also: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/americanexport.htm) Her subsequent was: 1928 renamed EXIRIA, 1941 renamed EXCHESTER, 1946 renamed EXMOOR, 1946 sold to Parry Nav. Company renamed ESTHER, 1947 sold to Montijo Company, Panama renamed MERIDIAN. Albeit a humble cargo ship her origins place her among a group of ships known as Hog Islanders (after where she was built), a class of emergency vessels actually not completed until after conclusion of WW1. A web search for <hog islander ships corson> supplies a number of detailed references, including an entry in Wikipedia! Although I have not yet found a photo of your specific ship, there are several of similar vessels included in such articles. Hope this is of interest? If you can supply any further details from your own information of her time in Hartlepool then that would be of personal interest to myself and other local ship researchers. Ron Mapplebeck Middlesbrough, UK Joint Administrator - Mariners' List Moderator - Teesmaritime ***** On 23/09/2011 13:15, info@mariners wrote: > Hi Brenda > > Sorry we are unable to take queries for information directly from the > Mariners Web Site. I can however introduce you to or mailing list > where our members will be more then happy to aid you in your search. > To sign up to our list follow the instructions this page. > > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Occupations/Mariners.html > Best Regards > > Mick O Rourke > > Mariners List > > ----- Original Message ----- From: <brenda.turner1@bigpond.com> To: > <info@mariners-l.co.uk> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 12:39 PM > Subject: Mariners Website > > > Hi I am trying to find out as much info about a ship called meridian > it was in dry dock in Hartleppol in 1952. Regards Brenda Turner >

Hi Brenda, Further to Ron's reply, there is a photo of her under the name ESTHER in the book "The Hog Islanders" by Mark H. Goldberg ISBN 1-879-180-015 which also gives further details of the ship. It should be available on inter library loan, regards Ted On 23/09/2011 21:38, Ron Mapplebeck wrote: > Brenda, > > As joint administrator with myself of Mariners' List, Mick correctly > pointed you towards our mailing list (as shown below). > > However, as your enquiry centres on Hartlepool, which is only a few > miles from where I live, I have taken it upon myself on this occasion to > "jump the gun" and answer your query direct, with a copy posted to > Mariners, whereby yet further information may surface. I am also copying > to a local shipping-interest forum TEESMARITIME. > > Checking Lloyd's Register the only MERIDIAN listed in 1952 was a > freighter registered in Panama. She was 4999 gross tons (a measure of > capacity rather than weight). > > It would be interesting if you know when during 1952 she was in drydock > at Hartlepool as I suspect she may have almost reached the end of her > working life as she arrived at Dunston on 28 March 1953 to be broken up. > Dunston is on the River Tyne, around 40 miles north of Hartlepool. > > She was completed in August 1919 by the American International SB Corp, > Hog Island, Philadelphia. Although not recorded as such in Lloyd's > Register current information on the internet indicates she was launched > with the name of SHAWANGUNK, but completed as the CORSON for American > Export Lines Inc. > (see also: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/americanexport.htm) > Her subsequent was: 1928 renamed EXIRIA, 1941 renamed EXCHESTER, 1946 > renamed EXMOOR, 1946 sold to Parry Nav. Company renamed ESTHER, 1947 sold > to Montijo Company, Panama renamed MERIDIAN. > > Albeit a humble cargo ship her origins place her among a group of ships > known as Hog Islanders (after where she was built), a class of emergency > vessels actually not completed until after conclusion of WW1. A web > search for<hog islander ships corson> supplies a number of detailed > references, including an entry in Wikipedia! Although I have not yet > found a photo of your specific ship, there are several of similar > vessels included in such articles. > > Hope this is of interest? If you can supply any further details from > your own information of her time in Hartlepool then that would be of > personal interest to myself and other local ship researchers. > > Ron Mapplebeck > Middlesbrough, UK > Joint Administrator - Mariners' List > Moderator - Teesmaritime > ***** > On 23/09/2011 13:15, info@mariners wrote: >> Hi Brenda >> >> Sorry we are unable to take queries for information directly from the >> Mariners Web Site. I can however introduce you to or mailing list >> where our members will be more then happy to aid you in your search. >> To sign up to our list follow the instructions this page. >> >> http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Occupations/Mariners.html >> > Best Regards >> Mick O Rourke >> >> Mariners List >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From:<brenda.turner1@bigpond.com> To: >> <info@mariners-l.co.uk> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 12:39 PM >> Subject: Mariners Website >> >> >> Hi I am trying to find out as much info about a ship called meridian >> it was in dry dock in Hartleppol in 1952. Regards Brenda Turner >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >