Irish Ships and Shipping
PALGRAVE
MURPHY LTD.
1835-1967
W.B. AND C. PALGRAVE CO. WAS FORMED IN THE 1830s WITH THE MURPHY’S JOINING IN THE 1870s.
THEY NAMED ALL OF THEIR SHIPS AFTER THE PORTS THAT THEY SERVED SUCH AS:
THE CITY OF HAMBURG
THE CITY OF ANTWERP
THE CITY OF LISBON
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| city of cork is from Palgrave calender-Gerry O'Sullivan | City of Dublin | City of Waterford | Paddy Balmaine -city of cork 1964 | City of Cork |
City of Hamburg crew 1956>>> Picture from L to R Martin Whelan (Deck) John Farrell (Deck) Gerry O'Hara (Eng) Martin Pierce (Deck) Mick Kelly (Deck) Joe Higgins (Deck) Joe Boland (Deck) Front centre John Crosbie (Enr) Photo Joe Boland. |
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Up
until the 1st.
world war they operated BETWEEN IRELAND AND THE CONTINENT
LOSING 2 SHIPS DURING That WAR.
THE COMPANY PLAYED A MAJOR PART IN THE FORMATION OF IRISH
SHIPPING LTD. WHEN ALONG
WITH 2 OTHER COMPANY'S THEY HELPED THE government FORM A
NATIONAL SHIPPING COMPANY
TO PROVIDE A VITAL LINK FOR
IMPORTING GOODS TO AND FROM IRELAND.
THEY ALSO LOST 3 SHIPS DURING THE WAR TO AXIS AIRCRAFT:
S.S. CITY OF LIMERICK, bombed and sunk on 15/7/1940
THE CITY OF WATERFORD
THE CITY OF BREMEN
information from Kenneth King -Marine Artist
AFTER THE WAR AND DURING THE YEARS UP TO 1967 THE COMPANY
BUILT UP A LARGE STEVEDORING COMPANY EMPLOYING HUNDREDS OF DOCKERS AND HANDLING
THOUSANDS OF TONS OF CARGO EACH MONTH.
ON THE ROAD TRANSPORT SIDE A LARGE
FLEET OF ALL TYPES OF VEHICLES WAS BUILT UP. IN OCTOBER 1965 THEY INTRODUCED THE
FIRST REFRIGERATED CONTAINER SERVICE BETWEEN IRISH AND CONTINENTAL PORTS. THEY
ALSO ACTED AS DUBLIN AGENTS FOR SOME OF THE BIGGEST SHIPPING LINES in the WORLD
SUCH AS:
HUDIG & VEDER OF ROTTERDAM
BLUE FUNNEL OF LIVERPOOL
AG OF HAMBURG
THEY ALSO ACTED AS AGENTS FOR NORTH SEA FERRIES IN THE MID 60s.
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