Bronze Age Gold from Wales
M.V. ATLANTIC CITY, negative
Unloading timber from M.V. ATLANTIC CITY at the timber wharf, South Dock, Newport.
ATLANTIC CITY. Ore carrier built 1967 by Fairfields Ltd., Glasgow, for Reardon Smith Line. 1976 – Sold to Aquarius Ltd., Liberia and renamed ATLANTIC (managed by Wm. Reardon Smith & Son Ltd). 1979 – Sold to Grupo TMM, Mexico and renamed OLMECA. (The name OLMECA was transferred a year later to another former Reardon Smith ship, FRESNO CITY). 1980 – Sold to Libmar Five Inc., Liberia and renamed ORIENT CORAL. Managed by Golden Ocean Services (UK) Ltd., London. She was broken up at Dalian, China in 1985. (ref: - clydesite.co.uk)(histarmar.org)(7seasvessels.com)(grupotmm.com)
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
1996.96/1718
Creation/Production
British Transport Docks Board
Date: 08/1967
Acquisition
Donation, 14/5/1996
Measurements
Length
(mm): 61
Width
(mm): 92
Techniques
film negative (black & white)
film negative
negative
Material
film (photographic)
Location
In store
Classification
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