Bronze Age Gold from Wales

M.V. ATLANTIC CITY, negative

Hansen, Leslie W. (Photographer)

Port broadside view of M.V. ATLANTIC CITY at Newport Docks.

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

79.76I/3387

Historical Associations

Association Type: Place name
Place: Newport Docks

Creation/Production

Role: Photographer
Period: 1972 (circa)

Acquisition

purchase, 20/9/1979

Measurements

Length (mm): 60
Width (mm): 87

Techniques

Film negative (black & white)
Film negative
Negative

Material

Film (photographic)
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