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

Date6 July 1922

Object NameCARGO VESSEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 275 1/12' x breadth 39 1/12' x depth 20 5/6'
gross tonnage 2018 tons

Object numberABDSHIP002388

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 680.
Official Number: 146435

Fate: attacked in Tobruk by 40 Stuka aircraft, 21 April 1941. Constructive total loss. Refloated July 1948. Sailed from Tobruk for Valencia, in tow for breaking up, August 1948. ('Lloyd's War Losses: The Second World War' (Lloyd's of London Press, London, 1989) vol. 1, p. 220)

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Cargo vessel with 1 deck, combined poop/bridge deck 183', forecastle 51', cruiser stern.

Owners:
1922: Ellerman Lines, Liverpool.

General History:
11/04/1941: Attacked by aircraft at Tobruk, damaged and beached. It had a crew of 30 and 1 gunner, 1 was killed in the attack:
GOOD, Reginald, Seaman RNR, P/X7734. Died of wounds. Tobruk War Cemetry.

Notes: Howden’s system of forced draught.
Hall, Russell Order Book: - The purchase price shall be deemed £115,000 Establishment charges and profit £14,200. United Shipping Co. Ltd commission £500 (paid 28 February 1922)
Steam triple expansion engine, 17¾” x 30½” x 53” with 36” stroke.