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M.V. Atlantic Coast
Unknown, 1939, Reproduction
M.V. Atlantic Coast
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Page from Leith Miscellany, volume IV, M.V. Atlantic Coast
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Unknown
Date
1939
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Reproduction
Atlantic Coast was a TS motor coaster, a cargo ship built by Henry Robb, shipbuilders, Leith, for Coast Lines, launched on 17th March 1934 and sailed on 7th April 1934. She was designed for short sea routes, such as around the British Isles. In 1939 the Atlantic Coast was requisitioned by the Admiralty to carry cased petrol to the British Expeditionary Force in France. She was damaged many times whilst voyaging round the east coast of Scotland, but escaped direct hits. In 1940 she detonated an acoustic mine, which severely damaged the engine-room, but she was got safely to harbour and, after repair, saw a long period of service on the west coast of Africa before she returned again to take part in the invasion of the Normandy beaches.
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