Bronze Age Gold from Wales

S.S. FORT AKLAVIK, glass negative

Starboard Broadside view of S.S. FORT AKLAVIK, 05 June 1947.

S.S. FORT AKLAVIK (7132gt). North Sands type built 1943 by Burrard Dry Dock Dock Co., North Vancouver, for MoWT (managed by Dodd, Thompson & Co., London. 1946 – Managed by Novocastria Shipping Co., for Ministry of Transport, London. 1950 – Sold to Dalhousie Steam & Motor Ship Co., London, and renamed IRENE DAL. 1952 – Sold to Cia. Maritima Volcan SA, Panama, and renamed VOLCAN (managed by Trans Oceanic SS Co., Karachi). 1953 – Sold to Trans Oceanic Steamship Co., Karachi, Pakistan and renamed OCEAN ENVOY. She was broken up at Karachi in 1966.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

79.76I/1550

Creation/Production

Hansen, Leslie W.
Date: 1947 (circa)

Acquisition

Purchase, 20/9/1979

Measurements

Length (mm): 82
Width (mm): 106

Techniques

gelatin dry plate glass negative
glass negative
negative

Material

glass

Location

In store
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