Cork Local Studies Digital Archive

The Irish Spruce Ship

Item

https://www.corkdigitalarchive.ie/files/original/74cfd48d478b808e4586c5eb8147455e.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

The Irish Spruce Ship

Subject

Cork (County) social history; Cork (County) history, 20th century; Shipbuilding (Ireland); Verolme Cork Dockyard Ltd

Description

The Irish Spruce was the largest ship constructed at the Verolme Cork Dockyard. It was launched on 1st February 1983. It was 71,500 tonnes and was used for ocean transport of bulk cargoes.

Creator

Verolme Cork Dockyard

Date

February 1983

Contributor

Cork County Library

Rights

Reproduction rights reserved

Format

Digitised photographic print

Identifier

Verolme_Dockyard_Miscellaneous_046.jpg

Citation

Verolme Cork Dockyard, “The Irish Spruce Ship,” Cork Local Studies Digital Archive, accessed April 19, 2026, https://www.corkdigitalarchive.ie.corklocalstudies.ie/items/show/2539.