PHOTOGRAPHS : HARLAND & WOLFF COLLECTION

Object Name: Photograph
Maker: Harland and Wolff (Primary maker)
Date Made: 18/04/1939
18/04/1939
Place Made: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast
Belfast
Description: Photograph, Harland and Wolff. subject : TRIALS: PORT BOW VIEW AT SEA. Ship No.: 1006. Name: PRETORIA CASTLE / WARWICK CASTLE. Type: PASSENGER SHIP TO Oct 1939, THEN AS ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER TO Jul 1942, THEN AS ESCORT AIRCRAFT CARRIER TO 1946 AND AS PASSENGER SHIP "WARWICK CASTLE" TILL END OF SERVICE IN 1962. Tonnage: 17382. Launch: 1938-10-12. Delivery: 1939-04-18. Owner: UNION-CASTLE MAIL STEAMSHIP Co.
Catalogue Number: HOYFM.HW.4259
Notes: Harland & Wolff Collection, National Museums NI

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