Carriers in Pounds shipyard

ron · #1 09-12-08, 12:10

Here are a few carriers that I saw on a trip to the UK in Pounds shipyard at Portsmouth in years gone by, If you like them I will post more, it really was a treasure house in those days, Regards Ron
By the way this must have been the best carrier in the yard as it had been placed there upside down years befor, also the large round balls that you see and the cables,there were hundreds of the balls that were floats used to suspend submarine cables attached to those cables

Carriers everwhere

By the way all of the carriers and tanks were unloaded out side of the yard and driven into the yard, they were all runners when Pounds got them

ron · #2 09-12-08, 12:22

I took this to show you how complete they were

There were bits and pieces everwhere that you looked

there must have been tousands of tons of those cables in the yard
well this is the last pic tonight I hope that you enjoy them I have many more if you wish to see them,

Regards Ron

Niels V · #3 09-12-08, 12:49

Hi
has the yard been cleared ore are they still there.
and please post more pictures
cheers Niels

ron · #4 09-12-08, 12:57

Hi Niels,
Thanks for your reply, I think that by now the yard would be cleared out,

Niels V · #5 09-12-08, 13:21

Do you know what happende to all the things? where they saved og scraped?

ron · #6 09-12-08, 13:30

Hi Niels,
I dont know about all of the items but a lot of them were saved. the price of steel at that time had fallen and the owner Tony told me that it was not worth it to cut them up at time,he also liked owning them, in fact tomorrow I will post a couple of pics of two Russian tanks that arrived whilst we were talking they were complete in all ways straight from the docks, no torch work had been done even had the crews helmits inside, the gates were closed work ceased and the tanks were given a try out around the yard, now thats what you call a great day out, Regards Ron

RichardT10829 · #7 09-12-08, 17:07

unbelievable i remember my father telling me he once went to a scrap yard in the late 50's and they were stacked 5 high all melted down what an absolute travesty ! i cant believe how complete those T16's are its nuts, if only i could go back in time.

Richard

carl brown · #8 09-12-08, 19:35

Don't suppose you took any pics of the M10's that were in the yard at the same time. I am restoring one that used to be there many years ago and it would be good to see if I could identify it ?

carrierbarry · #9 09-12-08, 21:50

The yard at pounds is clear of all carrier parts.
When did you take those pictures?
They must be 15 years old

ron · #10 09-12-08, 22:07

Yes the pics were taken on one of my trips to the U K and they would be just a bit over 15 years old, but when you think of it that is not really such a long time ago,just a blink of an eye really, just goes to proove that NOW is always the correct time to save our history,that is really the reason I posted the pics to get people fired up, and restoring instead of just saying one day I will do it,time goes by and rust never sleeps,
Regards, Ron

Hanno Spoelstra · #11 09-12-08, 23:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by ron

Yes the pics were taken on one of my trips to the U K and they would be just a bit over 15 years old, but when you think of it that is not really such a long time ago,just a blink of an eye really, just goes to proove that NOW is always the correct time to save our history,that is really the reason I posted the pics to get people fired up, and restoring instead of just saying one day I will do it,time goes by and rust never sleeps

Thanks for the pics, Ron! I recon they must be a lot older, though. When I visited Pounds Yard in 1985, they had started to clear it all out. Only some carriers were there, and a couple of Churchills. Your pics look like much more AFVs were still there. Will dig out my pics.

ron · #12 10-12-08, 07:45

Hi Hanno,
I thought that it was 1988 but could be wrong, it was quite a place wasnt it?
Regards Ron

ron · #13 10-12-08, 07:59

just a couple more

How about this little beauty, I found it in a shed where I was not supposed to look bloody Aussies,

Regards Ron

Jan Whereatt · #14 10-12-08, 11:41

Hi Ron The carrier that you were not supposed to see is in immaculate shape! If we would only have had the foresight and finances to preserve some more of these items back then but for the most part it was considered junk. I helped my father restore a Hawker Hurricane to flying condition over the past 35 years. It had been purchased for ONLY $50.00CAN after the war by a farmer who wanted the engine coolant. Dad sold the aircraft 2 years ago & was able to retire after flying his dream! Its just amazing how valuable these antiques have become. Cheers Jan Whereatt

pablo50cal · #15 10-12-08, 17:24

ron were is that paradyse? and how many years ago? lucks like heven
atte pablo

RichardT10829 · #16 10-12-08, 18:26

this is just sickening me to the core, all those carriers gone to waste ! all those sprockets and tracks (and spares) that could have been saved from the smelters, this thread rates close to the "Abandoned Carrier" thread on the frustration scale what a crying shame.

can anyone tell me why some T16's hav the solid wheels and some have the Spoked ones ala universal carriers ? is this a Mk thing ?

Richard

carrierbarry · #17 10-12-08, 21:16

Most of the carriers in pounds yard were saved. Many of them have now been rebuilt.
I had heard rummers about a universal in a shed at Pounds, so it was ture.
but this was sold on.
Who to ?

I can't read the numbers on the sides, can you read them on the original photos?
As I am sure the present owners would love copys.

I think the original T16 had spoke wheels and those built after 1945 had solid. I think it was just a costing thing and as the T16 is heavier than a Universal there was less chance of broken spokes

pablo50cal · #18 11-12-08, 00:13

the solid weels are more cheeper i see carrier t16 1944 with solid weels and the other weels broken easy more dan the solid weels.
atte pablo

ron · #19 11-12-08, 10:11

Hello Pablo, I checked my passport and the date I was there was September 1988, the place Portsmouth England, it really was fantastic to see all of the armour and all in one place and up for grabs if you had the money, I was made very welcome whilst I was there, I did mention on the armour forum that whilst I was there one day two Russian tanks arrived so Tony closed the gates the tanks were unloaded and they were given a good workout around the yard,those were the days, I will post Pics of the Russian tanks arrival on the armour forum, they were uncut fully opperational every thing in working order staight from the docks, the crew helmits still hanging inside,
Thanks for your interest Regards Ron

ron · #20 11-12-08, 10:14

Hello Barry,
I will have a good look at my original pics and see if we can see the numbers in the daylight I may be able to enlarge them, leave it with me and I will see what I can do,
Regards Ron

ron · #21 11-12-08, 10:21

Hi Jan,
And thanks for your reply its good to hear from you, so glad that your Dad managed to rebuild his plane the Hurricane was and still is a beautiful aircraft, well done any chance of a couple of photos I am sure most of us would be pleased to see them, and at the end of the day it really is all about reliving our dreams, we never really do grow up,
Regards Ron

Jan Whereatt · #22 13-12-08, 04:28

G'day Ron---I will post a few pics of my father's Hurricane & also Westland Lysander this weekend. The pics I have are too big to upload here so will get some different ones.
Cheers Jan

ron · #23 17-12-08, 02:24

Inside the Aladins cave, This is the same shed that had that nice all original carrier in it, the shed had lots of big American cars in it besides military stuffI took this pic because you dont often see a car perched up on a crate like this,