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Launch party of ATLANTIC CITY, photograph
Photograph showing ? at Fairfield Shipyard, Govan at launch of the ATLANTIC CITY, 10th February 1967. Photographers stamp on reverse.
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
2008.111/18
Creation/Production
James Hall (Photographers) Ltd.
Date: 1967
Acquisition
Donation, 19/11/2008
Measurements
Length
(mm): 168
Width
(mm): 215
Techniques
black and white (monochrome photograph)
photograph
Material
paper
Location
In store
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