LESTRIS
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Date5 February 1946
Object NameCARGO VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 290' 9" x breadth 43' 7" x depth 19' 7"
Gross Tonnage: 2025 ton
Gross Tonnage: 2025 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002487
Keywords
Yard Number: 789
Fate: unknown
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Cargo vessel, 1 deck and shelter deck, bridge deck 64', forecastle 63', cruiser stern
Owners:
1946: British Continental Steam Ship Co., registered at Liverpool
Notes:
Sister ships KITTIWAKE, built at Burntisland and MERGANISEA.
(Burntisland Hall Russell Journal, vol 20, no. 2, pp. 37-38)
Launched by Mrs McGaw, wife of Flying Officer J. A. McGaw.
Journal has the following photos:
(1) 'Lestris' after launch
(2) Mrs McGaw & Mr Davies at launch
Triple expansion engine with 20½", 34½" and 57" cylinders, 42" stroke, by Rankin & Blackmore Ltd, Greenock.
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