AUCHMACOY
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Owner
Mitchell & Rae Ltd.
Date12 October 1939
Object NameCARGO VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 114' 6" x breadth 23' 1" x depth 8' 4"
gross tonnage 255 tons
Gross Tonnage: 255ton
gross tonnage 255 tons
Gross Tonnage: 255ton
Object numberABDSHIP002452
Keywords
Yard Number: 750
Fate: Dismantled and sunk off Lagos, last quarter of 1950*
Propulsion: Motor
Description: Steel motor coaster with machinery aft and cruiser stern, cargo battens not fitted.
Owners:
1939: Mitchell & Rae Ltd, Newburgh, registered at Aberdeen (Hall, Russell builder's list)
1942: Elder Dempster Lines Ltd. of Liverpool, but still registered in Aberdeen. (Lloyd's Register)
General History:
Stranded at the mouth of the Ythan 9 February 1940.
Carried cargoes of coal between ports in Nigeria.
*May still have been afloat in 1964:
Elder Dempster & Company / African Steam Ship Company (Fleet):
AUCHMACOY 1939 Delta ports feeder service, 1964 sold to Odunsi & Co, Lagos. 255
(Source: http://oceania.pbworks.com/w/page/8473444/UK_Elder-Dempster)
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