TS Leda was operated by Bergen Line between Britain and Norway as a North Sea ferry for over 20 years from 1953. She was rebuilt in 1981 as a cruise liner and later became an accommodation vessel at a penal colony for terrorists and members of the Mafia. In 2002, whilst being broken up, she was boarded by Greenpeace campaigners protesting about conditions in the shipbreaking industry.
TS Leda passing Haugesund, Norway, October 1973
Star of Venice at Genoa, 1992
Swan Hunter, formerly known as Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, is a shipbuilding design, engineering, and management company, based in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England.
World Unicorn, built by Swan Hunter at the Wallsend shipyard, Tyneside in 1973.
Tanker Ottawa launch, Wallsend shipyard, circa 1964
A view of the Wallsend shipyard shortly after its closure