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Sunday, 15 November 2020

Irish steam merchant ship Irish Elm (1910) 1942-

National Maritime Museum of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland April 2019

Part of a painting of Kenneth King

Stopped by a German submarine was she allowed to continue when her first mate conformed that a famous strike in a Dun Laoghaire pub (Downeys) still was not finished.(1)

Note

1. Ex-Collingham, Duba renamed 1941 Leda and in 1942 Irish Elm owned by Irish Shipping Ltd., Dubline, Eire. Built by J.L. Thompson&Sons Ltd., Sunderland, England in January 1910. Call sign EINS. Gross tonnage 4.199 tons, under deck 3.830 tons, net tonnage 2.541 tons and as dimensions 351.7 x 51.0 x 25.7 feet.

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