About This Item
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.
Any request for commercial use should be referred to them.
Original Format
1 Photo
Digital File
Yes
Citation
Leslie W Hansen, “Photo of MV Linaria,” The Heritage & Cultural Exchange Archive, accessed May 16, 2024, https://hcearchive.org.uk/items/show/4876.