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Minne Från den Första Stapelavlöpningen på Öresundsvarvet i Landskrona den 21 September 1918 ("Commemoration of the first launch at the Öresund shipyard in Landskrona on 21 September 1918"). A commemorative album showing the naming ceremony and launch of the steamer Torild on 21 September 1918, the first to leave the Öresundsvarvet shipyard. Its construction was spurred on by the outbreak of the First World War, which increased demand for both warfighting and merchant ships. We have traced no institutional copies.The Öresundsvarvet shipyard was established in 1915 to boost the industry of the city of Landskrona. Construction began in 1916 and the shipyard was officially opened with the launching of the first steamer, Torild. As shown in this album, the launch was attended by a party of Dutch guests who were greeted by Mayor August Munck af Rosenschöld. Together they broke a bottle of champagne on her bow at 2:21 p.m.The shipyard continued to operate until 1982, when a reduced demand for oil tankers world-wide forced the owners to sell the land.

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