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S.S. Delamere Plaque Unveiled
Friday 20 May 2022, as part of History Month, the Delamere Action Group and invited guests attended an unveiling ceremony of the Plaque commemorating the S.S. Delamere.
The plaque was funded by the District Council of Yankalilla and MC for the event was past DCY Deputy Mayor and Councillor, Ms Janet Jones. Local Historian Ms Lillian Cole spoke to attendees about the history of the ship.
The S.S. Delamere was one of three ‘D Class’ Freighters built at the Whyalla Ship Building yard in the early 1940’s. Each of these ships was named after an Australian town beginning with the letter D.
The S.S. Delamere was christened on 1 March 1946 by Mrs Vera Russell, wife of Edgar H.D. Russell MHR Member for Grey, and daughter of James Thomas Chapman, who had been born at the ships name place. It was then launched on 2 March 1946, and the Maiden Voyage began on 20 May 1946.
Ms Sabrina Grounds, a grand-daughter of Mrs Vera Russell, was located and invited by Ms Cole to unveil the plaque.