Harland and Wolff - Shipbuilding and Engineering Works

Ayr

	GUCC Fleet No.	222
	Class	Town
	Original Type:	Butty
	Known As	Large Woolwich
	Date Built	9.12.36
	Hull Construction	Steel
	Registered	BREN 610
	Intended Paring	105

History

Confusion with the Berkhampstead, as one or the other was cut up, and one re named.

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No. 11 - Asturias Before being broken up ship no. 507 the Asturias, was lent by the breaker, Thomas W. Ward, to the Rank Organisation for use in the film "A Night to Remember". Asturias' port side was used to depict Titanic in the lifeboat-lowering scenes of the film even as the shipbreakers were at work on the starboard side.

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