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| Irish Shipping Ltd. during the Emergency | ||||
| Nationality | formerly | acquired | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Poplar | Greece | Vassilios Destounis | 21 March 1941 | salvaged in Spain |
| Irish Larch | Palestine | Haifa Trader | 28 July 1941 | purchased in Leith |
| Irish Beech | Jugoslavia | Cevriti | 14 May 1941 | salvaged off Dingle Bay |
| Irish Elm | Chile | Leda | 29 August 1941 | |
| Irish Hazel | Panama | Noemi Julia | 17 June 1941 | requisitioned as Empire Don |
| Irish Oak | leased from US | West Neris | 21 May 1941 | torpedoed 15 May 1943 |
| Irish Pine | leased from US | West Hermatite | 21 May 1941 | torpedoed 16 November 1942 |
| Irish Plane | Panama | Arena | 26 December 1941 | Sailed under the Fenian flag! |
| Irish Willow | leased from Estonia | Otto | 5 December 1941 | |
| Irish Fir | Chile | Margara | 14 October 1941 | |
| Irish Rose | leased from Estonia | Mall | 12 January 1942 | |
| Irish Alder | leased from Estonia | Piret | 12 January 1942 | |
| Irish Spruce | Finland | Vicia | 20 April 1942 | |
| Irish Ash | Denmark | Mathilde Maersk | 27 August 1942 | in Limerick when Denmark was invaded |
| Irish Cedar | leased from Italy | Caterina Gerolimich | 26 october 1943 | was in Dublin when war started |
| Principal source: Spong, H. C. (1982). Irish Shipping Ltd., 1941-1982. World Ship Society. ISBN 9780905617206. | ||||