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Cattedown Road, PLYMOUTH, PL4 0RP

The inn, on Cattedown Road, dates from the early C20, and is surrounded by marine and industrial activity.

The Karl-Jakob K sits high in the water, having unloaded most of her cargo, at a wharf in Cattewater. She is a general cargo vessel built in 2006 and sails under the flag of the Netherlands. She had arrived at Plymouth a few days earlier from Ghent in Belgium and would sail for Spain later on this day.

In maritime terms, Plymouth is best know for its naval dockyard and leisure boating but it also operates as a general port and here the Karl-Jakob K is in the last stages of unloading her cargo of sand or aggregates at the Cattedown wharves. The blue crane is in the process of emptying her hold. The ship is a general cargo vessel built in 2006 and sails under the flag of the Netherlands. She had arrived at Plymouth a few days earlier from Ghent in Belgium and would sail for Spain later on this day.

Situated on the northern side of the entrance to Hooe Lake is this small family shipyard which maintains an active role in the repair of a range of vessels.

A late 19th century public house sits amid the large industrial sheds and silos on the Cattedown waterfront.

Two large fishing boats registered in Plymouth are alongside Cattedown Wharves. In the foreground is a dinghy from the Mount Batten Water Sports Centre Image with one of the safety boats in attendance.

'Paul' is a general cargo merchant ship built in 1991 and currently sailing under the flag of Antigua Barbuda. She is 89.78 metres (295 feet) in length and has a carrying capacity of 4618t deadweight tonnage. She had arrived at Cattedown Wharf, part of the Port of Plymouth on the north shore of Cattewater, from Ghent in Belgium and would next sail to Wismar, Germany.

The Cattewater is the lower part of the estuary of the River Plym between Laira Bridge and Plymouth Sound. This is the site of Plymouth's limited commercial and industrial port facilities. This photograph looks westward towards Mountbatten.

The Solway Fisher is seen leaving Cattedown Wharves after discharging her cargo of petroleum products into the local distribution depot that serves both Devon and Cornwall. See Image for information on this ship.

The patrol boat is operated by Cattewater Harbour Commissioners. It makes regular tours of the area to check on unauthorised mooring and any other untoward happenings. In the distance is Laira Bridge.