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The photograph shows the crude oil tanker MATCO AVON at Berth 101 in the Western Docks.
This vessel (whilst loaded) was involved in a grounding incident in 1984.

In 2007 the building on the immediate right of the photograph still existed, however by that time the red bricked buildings alongside the cranes had been demolished.

This berth is now the City Cruise Terminal.

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See also these photographs by:

Clive Perrin: SU4111 : 101 Dock Southampton 1965 (1965),
John Firth: SU4111 : New Docks from Mayflower Park. (1983),
Hugh Venables: SU4111 : Southampton Docks (2007),
Alison Rawson: SU4111 : Dockside, River Test (2008) and
Alexander P Kapp: SU4111 : Southampton Docks from the Holiday Inn (2011).

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Sources and web sites/pages of interest:

Marine Accident Investigation Branch: Link (Archive Link ) (pdf),
Port Cities – Southampton: Link (Archive Link )
Old Ship Picture Galleries: Link
Ships of the Mersey: Link

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Note: The Date Taken is the processing date printed on the slide and therefore the photograph could have been taken several weeks earlier.