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Empire Gaelic

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Empire Gaelic Malta 1956. Built by Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon 1944. Commercial charter to Ministry of Transport. In 1948 chartered by the Atlantic Steam Navigation Company for the transport ferry service and named Empire Gaelic. Opened the Preston-Belfast service in 1950. In operation until 1960. Sold to Belgium 1960. Renamed Rjev in 1962. Scrapped Ghent.

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A collection of over 3600 photos, started in 2006 with photos by George Mortimore. Rebuilt and expanded 2011 - 2016 by Capt. D.Gerrard RFA(Ret'd). Also included are the RMAS and it's predecessors and Army vessels. Send your photos for inclusion via eMail attachments to 'webmaster AT rfanostalgia DOT org'. Historical information sourced from Sigwart, Adams/Smith, Puddefoot, Hannan, Critchley, Villar, Cassar, Sowdon, Cooley, Habesch and various RFA publications.

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