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FERRYHILL

Shipbuildervessel built by Hall, Russell & Company, Limited (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)

Date17 August 1909

Object NameCARGO VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 160 5/12' x breadth 24 1/12' x depth 11 9/12'
Gross Tonnage: 411 tons

Object numberABDSHIP002157

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 470.

Fate: sunk by U-boat 18 miles NW of Cape La Heve, near Le Havre, Normandy, 30 January 1918.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Cargo vessel, screw, 1 deck, quarterdeck 95’, bridge deck 10’, forecastle 18’, machinery aft.

Owners:
1909: Andrew Abercromby, Aberdeen.
1910: C. R. Davidson & Co.
1918: Ferrum S. S. Co. Ltd (G. T. Gillie & Co. Managers).

General History:
30/01/1918: sunk by U-boat 18 miles NW of Cape La Heve, sailing from Le Havre to Littlehampton in ballast.
("Lloyd's War Losses: The First World War, casualties to shipping through enemy causes 1914-1918" (Lloyd's of London, 1990), p. 198)