History
The Bridge class was designed in the late 1960s, with the first vessel (Furness Bridge) launching in 1971. Due to the vessel's height, the funnel had to be dismantled so it could fit under the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge. The vessels were built as a class by Seabridge, and were then operated by Bibby Line, Furness Withy, Hunting Line and Hilmar Resksten. Tyne Bridge followed in 1972, English Bridge (later Kowloon Bridge) in 1973, Sir John Hunter in 1974, Sir Alexander Glen in 1975 and finally Liverpool Bridge (later Derbyshire) in 1976.
Whilst in commercial service, two of the six Bridge-class vessels sank - Derbyshire in 1980 and Kowloon Bridge in 1986. Between 1982 and 1997, the remaining four vessels were scrapped, the longest surviving vessel being Kona (ex Sir John Hunter).
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