Kelly's navy : John Kelly Ltd of Belfast ; a group fleet history (including an historical overview of the company development) /by $ 3000

John Kelly Ltd was founded in 1911. An advertisement from 1937 (reproduced in the book) states that they were "colliery proprietors, the largest owners of cargo coasting steamers in the United Kingdom, manufacturers of firebrick and fireclay goods, importers of household, gas and steam coal, owners of Warrenpoint Harbour Docks and lighterage contractors". This book relates the history of the company up until 1999, when it was the second largest fuel supplier in the UK. There is a company overview, details of the Kelly fleets, and the shipowning subsidiaries. Appendix 1 contains a report of the Ballyherbert which went aground on rocks close to the Ardrossan shore in 1958. Appendix 3 is a record in diary form of the voyage of the Crewhill round Britain during World War Two.