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TACOMA CITY, photograph
Mrs Dan Davies of New Quay (holding the bouquet, wife of the company's commordore master) was the sponsor of the TACOMA CITY when she was launched from Gray's West Hartlepool shipyard on 4 September, 1929. Sir William Gray is third from right and next to him stands Captain A.E. Tamlyn, Reardon Smith's marine superintendent. Lady Gray (in light cloche hat) stands next to Mrs Davies whilst W.G. Liley, Reardon Smith's techinical director, is sixth from the left.
S.S. TACOMA CITY (1) (4738gt). Built 1929 by William Gray at West Hartlepool. She was mined and sank in the River Mersey on 13 March 1941.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
2011.19/44
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Reardon Smith Line
Association Type: shipping company
Creation/Production
unknown
Acquisition
Old stock, 19/4/2011
Measurements
Length
(mm): 265
Width
(mm): 343
Techniques
black and white (monochrome photograph)
photograph
Material
card
Location
In store
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