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During late 1999 an e-mail discussion about the impending demise of the Irish Light Tender GRANUAILE [II] channeled thoughts towards those vessels which had appeared as
passengers vessels on both TV and Movies. GRANUAILE [II] having appeared
recently in TV drama "Amongst Women".
Consequently I
thought it would be interesting task to compile a database of ships which have
appeared on TV and the Cinema in UK & Eire. This will of course be placed on the web site to provide a
source of reference for enthusiasts.
Basically terms
of reference for the database are as follows:
The ships must:
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be a passenger ship/ferry or
freighter/service vessel. [At present Naval Ships are excluded]
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have been registered in the
UK or Ireland or been used on services to/from the UK and/or
Ireland or appeared in a British / Irish Drama series.
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The vessel does not now have
to be still in existence.
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Program details should, if
possible, include the name of film or TV series (plus episode name if known)
plus any other relevant notes including date of production/screening.
This is a listing of some vessels which have appeared in Motion Pictures and
on TV. I am indebted to those people listed below the table who have contributed additional information.
To make the list easier to locate ships I have now split it into two sections which can be accessed by the links below. It is hoped to extend the list to include Naval ships in due course and I would be interested in receiving information on naval ships in the movies and in TV dramas.
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Acknowledgements: I would like to
thank the following for contributing to this list: Gary Andrews, Judith Bridges,
Dave Butler, Neil Ralphs,
Adrian Sweeney, Patrick Hill, Graham Mackenzie, Mathias Wolff, David Fairclough
and Colin Smith, John Williams, G Harmon, the Ostend Ferry Crew, Matt Cross, Mike Edmondson, Tony Sheehan, Richard Seville, Bill Hamilton, Kevin Bennett,
George T. Prince, Hugh Warner, Michael Clarke, Michael Bracken, Lester May, Michael Grace, Dennis Oliver
and 'barrowboy 55'.
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