IE CCCA U370
City of Cork Steam Packet Co Ltd
U370/H
Plans, Drawings, and Photographs
Ref.
U370/H
Date:
1888 - 1951 (1853, 1855)
Title:
Plans, Drawings, and Photographs
Level: series Extent: 45 items Scope and Content: Series consisting mainly of plans of vessels, including a large set of small plans and 'ships' particulars'. Also present are drawings relating to Company premises in Cork, and two photographs of vessels, the 'Dodo' (1855) and the 'Cormorant' (1853). U370/H/001 is a set of forms and profile sketches on vessels and their technical details and capacities, evidently assembled around 1950-51. Sales, names changes, and breakage/loss are generally recorded, adding to the value of these records, which document 92 vessels. U370/H/002-037 are engineering plans, sections, and elevations of vessles, generally drawn up by shipping engineering and construction firms, although some are by the Company's Works department. Many relate to Company vessels (eg, Bandon, Innicscarra, Innisfallen), but others are of unnamed vessels, and some may document vessels never purchased or constructed. 1888-1924.
U370/H/038-042 are plans, elevations and maps relating to Company premises at Patrick's Quay and Penrose Quay, Cork. 1897-1905 [1918]
U370/H/043 is a file of drawings regarding alterations to the vessel Glengarriff, c1900-1918
U370/H/044-045 are photographs of the vessels 'Dodo' and 'Cormorant', with attached notes on each vessel's history.
The series provides much information on Company vessels and their capacities, and adds a visual and technical perspective which enhances the overall collection.
Items
Ref.
U370/H/001
Date:
17 Jan 1962 – 2 Jan 1966 (c1950-51)
Title:
Ship Particulars: File, Forms, and Profiles
Level: file Extent: c300 items Scope and Content:
File, Ships’ Particulars. Letters and receipts between the Company, B & I Lines and Coast Lines Ltd, regarding documents and information for i nclusion on the Company’s Ships’ Particulars Book. These include profile drawings of ships [see below], schedules of dimensions and other particulars, information exchanged in connection with transfers of ships, and other technical and registration details. Includes, eg, Coast Lines Ltd list of all vessels in service, with note of previous names and alterations to hull, 18 Mar 1963; B & I Line to all associated companies, noting that alterations to
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