Talk:Archibald Russell (ship)
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Livery Hall[edit]
Is this really correct (and is it worth mentioning at all):
- "At one point prior to the outbreak of war in 1939 the Honourable Company of Master Mariners considered purchasing the ship to use as a floating livery hall, after it became apparent that the possibility of building a hall in the City of London had been rendered very remote. This idea was ultimately abandoned; however they later acquired and converted HMS Wellington (U65) in to use for this purpose."
The ship was sailing until 1939 - did the owner really intend to sell it at that time? It might make more sense if Erikson considered selling the ship while it wasn't sailing (=after the outbreak of the war). And it might make even more sense if the considered purchase were dated after the ship was detaining by British government in 1941.--2OO.3OO.2OO.3OO (talk) 04:02, 7 March 2018 (UTC)