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Letter from Harland & Wolff regarding tha balance of water ballast and cargo on deck
Image Not Available for Letter from Harland & Wolff regarding tha balance of water ballast and cargo on deck

Letter from Harland & Wolff regarding tha balance of water ballast and cargo on deck

Date25 January 1911
Object numberANMS0775[350]
NameLetter
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineAustralian National Maritime Museum Collection Gift from McIlwraith McEacharn Limited
DescriptionCopy of typewritten letter on Harland & Wolff Limited, Belfast, letterhead begins 'SS KAROOLA We duly received your Mr McIlwraith's letter of the 17th instant..' and concludes '..In a better position to judge of the necessity of water ballast to counteract the effect of cargo carried on deck. Trusting we have made ourselves clear to you'.