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S.S. OCEAN VESTAL, glass negative
Three quarter Starboard Bow view of S.S. OCEAN VESTAL, at Cardiff Docks, c. 1947/1948.
Built 1942 by Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond, California, for MoWT, (managed by Kaye, Son & Co). 1946 – Sold to Thompson Steamship Co., London. 1947 – Renamed FARNINGHAM (same owner). 1952 – Sold to British & South American Steam Navigation Co., London, and renamed HELLENES (managed by Houston Line). 1957 – Sold to Houston Line, London (managed by Cayzer, Irvine & Co). 1958 – Sold to Malabar Steamship Co., Bombay, and renamed JANMADA. She was broken up at Bombay in 1962.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
79.76I/1267
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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