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The Holm shipping company in New Zealand had the same style naming convention. The Holmwood was sunk by German commerce raiders in the Pacific, my Mum did the
by EdwardDiego 5y ago
The Holm shipping company in New Zealand had the same style naming convention.
The Holmwood was sunk by German commerce raiders in the Pacific, my Mum did the the payroll for the Holmdale which ran the Lyttelton to Chatham Islands route for years before being sold, and sinking as the Celtic Kiwi. Then there was the Holmglen, the Holmlea, and a bunch of others I can't recall.
Likewise there was a shipping company that named all their RoRos the Spirit of X, where X was a liberal economics principle, so there was a Spirit of Free Enterprise, a Spirit of Competition, etc. Not sure if there was ever a Spirit of the Invisible Hand.
- nine_k 5y agoI wonder if Herald of Free Enterprise was theirs, too. It was a RoRo.
- schoen 5y agoIt sounds like they were actually all "_____ of Free Enterprise", and there were three of them (Spirit, Herald, Pride). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Herald_of_Free_Enterprise#Design_and_construction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Herald_of_Free_Enterprise#D...
- EdwardDiego 5y agoI think that's a different Spirit. The NZ one was originally the Sealord Contender, which kinda sounds like she was built to fight the Greyjoys for control of the Iron Isles, but also, launched in 1968, earlier than the Herald et al. https://www.shipsnostalgia.com/media/sealord-contender.286141/ https://www.shipsnostalgia.com/media/sealord-contender.28614...
- schoen 5y agoThanks, I got mixed up between the UK and New Zealand here, and also apparently between two different shipping lines.
- EdwardDiego 5y agoAfter a bit more research, I don't think so. Looks like the company only had the Free Enterprise and Competition and the Enterprise was built in 1968, earlier then the Herald. https://nzshipmarine.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/1230 https://nzshipmarine.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/1230