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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:

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City of Cork		 Paddy Balmaine city of cork 1964.jpg (54791 bytes) 
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City of Waterford

 

THE CITY OF HAMBURG

THE CITY OF ANTWERP

THE CITY OF LISBON

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 sunk following collision in Convoy OG 74 on 19/9/1941

THE CITY OF BREMEN bombed and sunk on 2/6/1942

information from Kenneth King -Marine Artist  kingsstudio@eircom.net

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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INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY 
TONY BRENNAN OF  AROUND DUBLIN PORT