Lairdscrest
Ship Number
977
Vessel Type
Coaster
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
Queen's Yard - No1
Launch Date
August 6, 1936
Delivered
August 26, 1936
Owner
Burns & Laird Lines Ltd
Weight
789 grt
BP Length
225 feet
Breadth
37 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
13 knots
Propulsion
Single Acting (S.A.) Diesel
Official No.
164091
Registered
Glasgow
Fate
Scrapped
Lairdscrest

[Lairsdscrest – seen in Dublin]
Ran on the Ayr - Ardrossan- Belfast run and later Derry - Glasgow together with the Lairdsbank , on the cattle / Gen. cargo service .
 
Sold tn 1968, and came under the Panama flag as the San Marco and later Kronos.
 
Broken up in 1978.
 
The keels for Lairdswood, Lairdscrest and Lairdsbank were all laid 12-12-1935 on No.1 slip, Queen's Yard. On 01-02-1936, the keel of the Walmer Castle was laid on the same slip.