Mersea Island Museum - Blackwater Ships


Ship:      ULTIMA
Arrived:18 Jan 1983
Departed:18 May 1983
Career:Arrived in the Blackwater as MOUNT DIRFYS and sailed as ULTIMA.
Built as SHEAF FIELD. Renamed MOUNT DIRFYS-1979, ULTIMA-1983, FIDELITY-1985, FIDEL-1988. Broken up Chittagong 28 Sep 1988.
Tonnage:9,372 gross
Built:1971
Type:Cargo ship
LR/IMO Number:7035341
ID7035341

MOUNT DIRFYS laid up in the River Blackwater. While in the river she was sold, and sailed 18 May 1983 as ULTIMA. Date: cMarch 1983.

Above:  MOUNT DIRFYS laid up in the River Blackwater. While in the river she was sold, and sailed 18 May 1983 as ULTIMA. Date: cMarch 1983.
Source: Mersea Museum / Tony Stacey Collection

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