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ARMAGH 1917-1923
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BuilderSwan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Where BuiltNewcastle, EnglandDate Built1917Tonnage12 269Owners & Previous Names1917-1923 Union SSCoAdditional NotesWhen built was the largest cargo ship built for Union Company. Designed for the NZ/UK service and the masts and funnel were telescopic to enable the ship to navigate along the Manchester Ship Canal.
Wrecked in 1923 when leaving Liverpool outward bound for Brisbane, Australia on Taylor's Bank Revetment at the entrance to the Mersey River.
Where BuiltNewcastle, EnglandDate Built1917Tonnage12 269Owners & Previous Names1917-1923 Union SSCoAdditional NotesWhen built was the largest cargo ship built for Union Company. Designed for the NZ/UK service and the masts and funnel were telescopic to enable the ship to navigate along the Manchester Ship Canal.Wrecked in 1923 when leaving Liverpool outward bound for Brisbane, Australia on Taylor's Bank Revetment at the entrance to the Mersey River.
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New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (21st Aug 2019). ARMAGH 1917-1923. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 28th Jan 2020 20:57, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/2622