Photo of MV Linaria

Identifier

006-0468-006

Title

Photo of MV Linaria

Description

General cargo ship built in 1944 the Ministry of War Transport as EMPIRE PITCAIRN by J Readhead & Sons Ltd , South Shields. Taken over by Navy and converted for use as an aircraft repair and maintenance ship -names HMS Moray Firth. After the war converted back to cargo ship and renamed Linaria. After a number of other owners and names was broken up in 1967

Type

Item

Format

.jpg

Date

1951

Creator

Leslie W Hansen

Contributor

BHAC

Rights

© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Any request for commercial use should be referred to them.

Original Format

1 Photo

Digital File

Yes