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SS Ballyholme Bay
A number of steamships have carried the name '' Ballyholme Bay''. * , built by Sunderland Shipbuilding Co Ltd as ''Odland'', served as ''Ballyholme Bay'' 1947–52 * , a Type N3-S ship Type N3-S ships were a Maritime Commission small coastal cargo ship design to meet urgent World War II shipping needs, with the first of the 109 N3, both steam and diesel, type hulls delivered in December 1942. A total of 109 N3 ship were built ... built as ''Anthony Enright'', served as ''Ballyholme Bay'' 1952–53 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ballyholme Bay Ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballyholme Bay
Bangor ( ; ) is a city and seaside resort in County Down, Northern Ireland, on the southern side of Belfast Lough. It is within the Belfast metropolitan area and is 13 miles (22 km) east of Belfast city centre, to which it is linked by the A2 road and the Belfast–Bangor railway line. The population was 61,011 at the 2011 Census. Bangor was granted city status in 2022, becoming Northern Ireland's sixth city. Bangor Abbey was an important and influential monastery founded in the 6th century by Saint Comgall. Bangor grew during the 17th century Plantation of Ulster, when many Scottish settlers arrived. Today, tourism is important to the local economy, particularly in the summer months, and plans are being made for the long-delayed redevelopment of the seafront; a notable historical building in the city is Bangor Old Custom House. The largest plot of private land in the area, the Clandeboye Estate, which is a few miles from the city centre, belonged to the Marchione ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type N3-S Ship
Type N3-S ships were a Maritime Commission small coastal cargo ship design to meet urgent World War II shipping needs, with the first of the 109 N3, both steam and diesel, type hulls delivered in December 1942. A total of 109 N3 ship were built by: * Penn-Jersey Shipbuilding Corp. of Camden, New Jersey. * Walter Butler Shipbuilders Inc. of Superior, Wisconsin * Pacific Bridge Company of Alameda, California * Avondale Shipyard of New Orleans, Louisiana * Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc. of Beaumont, Texas * Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Mississippi *Pendleton Shipyard Company of New Orleans, Louisiana * McCloskey shipyard, Tampa, Florida Design The N3-S, with "S" designating "steam," came in two versions patterned on and sometimes themselves termed Baltic Coasters. One, the N3-S-A1 was coal fired reciprocating steam powered at British request with the N3-S-A2 variant being oil fired and both types intended largely for wartime lend lease. The basic design characteristics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
