referentie code
IE CA AMI/1/10/1/3/12
Titel
Irish Merchant Ship, Cape Town
Datum(s)
- Feb. 1953 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Deel
Omvang en medium
Black and white print
Naam van de archiefvormer
(22 March 1904-30 November 1983)
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Bereik en inhoud
An image of the ‘Irish Plane’ docked at Cape Town in South Africa. The ‘Irish Plane’ was built in 1949 by William Gray & Company in Hartlepool, England, for Irish Shipping Limited. This state-owned company was established in 1941, soon after the outbreak of the Second World War with the object of providing the ships necessary to supply Ireland’s import needs. The 'Irish Plane' served only a short number of years with the Irish Shipping company. It was sold to a Pakistani shipping firm in January 1960 and was eventually scrapped in Karachi in 1971