Monestra discharging pulp (?) at Grangemouth Docks

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Department

Photo

Maker

John Peat Munn

Production date

1950s

Subject place

Grangemouth Docks/Grangemouth area

Subject notes

Monestra, originally named Lulea, was built in 1902 by Helsingørs Jernskibs og Maskinbyggeri, Helsingør for H.M. Gehrckens, Hamburg, 1916 wrecked, wreck sold to Rederi AB Svea, repaired renamed Kare, 1940 seized by Germans at Narvik renamed Hela, 1947 returned to owners but in a bad condition, 1947 sold to Red AB Monark, Stockholm reconditioned and renamed Monestra, 7th November 1957 sunk in collision.
{Source:http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/svea.shtml - viewed 19 August 2016]

Accession number

P15687

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Subject category

Pulp Discharge Docks; Grangemouth Transport; Water Cargo ship Ship

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