Centrestage is the s.s. 'Darleydale' built in 1899 at William Gray's yard at West Hartlepool, Sunderland. She was of 3,095 gross tons and belonged to the Dale Steamship Company of Bristol in the period from her launch to 1916. In October 1901 there was an formal investigation into damage to the ship sustained in the Black Sea. The hearing was held at the Municipal Buildings, West Hartlepool. The Court found that the the casualty was due to the Second Officer William Lawson exceeding his instructions although the master, John Davies, came in for severe censure along with the chief officer, William Lawrence. They warned him to be more careful in future! In 1916 she was sold to the Cardiff owners of the Golden Cross Line and renamed 'Lundy Island'. She was lost in January 1917, having been captured and sunk by the German raider SMS 'Seeadler' in the cold Atlantic Ocean off the Azores.

Moored on the northern quay under tips 19 and 20 is a ship with the distinctive shaped 'turret' hull. Even in the twentieth century the four wooden masts of a barque are interspersed amongst the steam and ships. The enlargement has been colourised. [000] [001]