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S.S. EIR, glass negative
¾ Port bow view of S.S. EIR at Penarth Head, c.1936.
S.S. EIR (5658 Grt.). Built in 1920 by the Northumberland SB. Co. Ltd., Newcastle (yard no. 278) as CAMILLA GILBERT for A/S Gilberts D/S (W. Gilbert mgr.), Bergen. She had been laid down as War Lodge for the Shipping Controller. In 1928 she became the EIR of A/S D/S Eir (O Grolle Olsen & I. Hysing Olsen mgrs.), Bergen. In 1937, she was sold to Far Eastern S.S. Co. Ltd. (Johan Gran mgr.), also of Bergen and renamed MABUHAY III. In 1938 she was renamed EASTERN STAR and transferred to Johan Gran's Rederi A/S. On 7 May 1941 she was sunk by the German U 94 whilst en route from Liverpool to Halifax with general cargo.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
79.76I/660
Acquisition
Purchase, 20/9/1979
Measurements
Length
(mm): 120
Width
(mm): 164
Techniques
gelatin dry plate glass negative
glass negative
negative
Material
glass
Location
In store
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