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Originally operated by the Dublin firm of Smith and Pearson, the shipyard was established by the Admiralty during the Second World War for the building of tank landing craft. After it was de-requisitioned, the yard was briefly occupied by the Norwegian Storship Trading Co for the conversion of landing craft into oil tankers. | Originally operated by the Dublin firm of [[Smith and Pearson]], the shipyard was established by the Admiralty during the Second World War for the building of tank landing craft. After it was de-requisitioned, the yard was briefly occupied by the Norwegian Storship Trading Co for the conversion of landing craft into oil tankers. | ||
1948 The yard was closed and all the equipment was sold.<ref>Belfast News-Letter 15 March 1948</ref> | 1948 The yard was closed and all the equipment was sold.<ref>Belfast News-Letter 15 March 1948</ref> | ||
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Warrenpoint, County Down
Originally operated by the Dublin firm of Smith and Pearson, the shipyard was established by the Admiralty during the Second World War for the building of tank landing craft. After it was de-requisitioned, the yard was briefly occupied by the Norwegian Storship Trading Co for the conversion of landing craft into oil tankers.
1948 The yard was closed and all the equipment was sold.[1]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Belfast News-Letter 15 March 1948
- L. A. Ritchie, The Shipbuilding Industry: A Guide to Historical Records (1992)