The plaque for the 'MV Olive' was unveiled recently at Dublin Bridge by Newry Maritime Association (NMA).
Joseph Fisher & Sons was a highly successful business which traded at the Albert Basin in Newry for over a century.
In December 1963 the last newly built ship for Fishers arrived in Newry with a cargo of coal from Ayr.
The ship, named 'MV Olive', was the largest yet built by Fishers with a capacity to carry just over 1,000 tons.
Barely three years later, on November 10, 1966, Joseph Fisher & Sons was sold to Cawood's Holdings Ltd but remained in Fishers colours until 1979.
The ship was sold to the Ulster Steamship Company on May 1, 1981 and in 1983 “MV Olive" was sold to Omega Maritime Corporation, Panama and renamed 'Omega Lady'.
On February 12, 1984, 'Omega Lady' sank after developing leaks 70 miles off Puerto Cortes, Honduras.
1. Newry Maritime Association
David Hanna Pipe Major Altnaveigh Pipe Band played a lament, James McArevey Chairman Newry Maritime Association and Murtagh Duffy who unveiled the plaque to the MV Olive the last newly built ship for Fishers & Sons in 1963 by Scotts of Bowling Glasgow. INNR5216 Photo: LIZ BOYLE
2. Newry Maritime Association
Representatives from Captain Brian O'Keefe's family and the McCann family attended the unveiling of a Newry Maritime Association Plaque for the MV Olive the last of the newly built ship for Joseph Fisher & Sons in 1963.INNR5218 Photo: LIZ BOYLE
3. Newry Maritime Association
Newry Maritime Association Plaque to MV Olive and their crew, Mate Mick O'Rourke Carlingford, Lamp Trimmer Paddy McKeown Newry, ABS Paddy McCann, Peter Campbell Newry, O/S Vincie McShane Newry, Cook Pat Quinn Killeavy, Chief Engineer John McIlroy Belfast, 2nd engineer Paddy McLaughlin Newry, Greaser Mick Hegarty Mourne and Captain Brian O'Keefe the youngest of 6 brothers who all became Captains in the Merchant Newry. INNR5217 Photo: LIZ BOYLE