NEW CORINTHIC LAUNCHED
Tiocoived Friilav, 1.4 a.m. LONDON, May 30. Mr. W. J. lordan watched his daughtcr, Mrs. William Douglas, break j a bottle of Boutli African wine over; tlie bows of Ihe Ghinv, Ravill and Albion liner Gorinthic in OammelL j Laird's shipbuilding yards. at Birken- j head. in the first publir ceremonial j lautichiiig of a merchant sliip since tlie war. The ceremony weut like clock uork and ihe Forinthic became. Avaterburne amidst the clieers of liuudreds of Avorkmen pe.rched on the shipyard equipnient and hulls of Ihree other ships in jirocess of being built. Other Avorkersaiul families made a sh'qimakers' lioliduv of the occasion. The Forinthic is 15,000 tons gross, 050 feet in length and will have a speed of 17 knots. She will be readv for her maiden vovage hei'ore Ihe end of (he year. The owners announce that the liner. will be nsed as circumst ani-es necessitate on any routes to Australia and New Zealand now covered by their sera'ices.
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Chronicle (Levin), 31 May 1946, Page 5
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