P 64

[Norman Hardaker]

LE George Bernard Shaw

Heard yesterday the vessel will be floated out of the building shed on 2nd March at 06.00 hrs will be there photies will follow.

[Dohville]

https://www.facebook.com/irishnavalservice/photos/a.1258877270861833.1073742364.101764433239795/1258877880861772/?type=3

Photos on the Irish NS facebok page show that many of the hull sections are at quite an advanced stage of prefabrication. Indeed the shed seems to be full of assorted hull bits.

[Norman Hardaker]

P.64

Heard that this vessel is to be named LE George Bernard Shaw the keel was laid on Monday 27th no launch date as yet.

[Dohville]

Good news for Appledore and the Irish NS.

[Norman Hardaker]

Understand the first steel cut on Monday 22nd August delivery 2018 will send usual photies in due course.