EPW004028 ENGLAND (1920). Cammell Laird Shipbuilding and Engineering Works, Birkenhead, 1920
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| Title | [EPW004028] Cammell Laird Shipbuilding and Engineering Works, Birkenhead, 1920 |
| Reference | EPW004028 |
| Date | July-1920 |
| Link | |
| Place name | BIRKENHEAD |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 332896, 387586 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -3.0089106297556, 53.380592664325 |
| National Grid Reference | SJ329876 |
Pins
 SS Manistee under construction. The ship was built for the Irish fruit firm, Fyffes. It sailed between the Caribbean and the UK before WWII.
The ship was lost with all hands when it was sunk by torpedo off the coast of Ireland in February 1941. It had been part of convoy OB 288. |
 Bunn72 |
Sunday 21st of September 2014 08:11:49 PM |
This vessel is actually the Cunard liner Samaria, which was launched from Slip 6, the southernmost one in the yard, on 27th November 1920. The Manistee was built on Slip 5 and was launched on 28th October, but is hidden in this view behind the bulk of the liner. |
marty99fred |
Thursday 12th of January 2017 02:38:28 PM |
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beast66606 |
Saturday 19th of July 2014 02:23:34 PM |
User Comment Contributions
1920 was the year the Fullagar was built at Cammel Lairds. It was the worlds first fully welded vessel. It was 150ft long but I think the vessel in this picture looks bigger than that. There's a picture here. .. http://www.topfoto.co.uk/imageflows/preview/t=topfoto&f=EU003767 but that is dated Feb 1920 and it looks finished whereas the picture here clearly shows scaffolding. The other thing I find interesting is that this is 5 years before work started on the Queensway Tunnel. |
BruceR |
Friday 14th of December 2012 09:53:17 PM |