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WYNDHURST
Shipbuildervessel built by
John Lewis & Sons
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1907 - 1976)
Shipownervessel built for
Cleeves Western Valleys Anthracite Collieries Ltd
(Swansea, Wales, 1892 - 1924)
Date1917
Object NameCARGO VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 165' x breadth 26 11/12' x depth 13 1/6'
gross tonnage: 573 ton
gross tonnage: 573 ton
Object numberABDSHIP000001
Keywords
Yard Number: 52
Official Number: 136146
Fate: Sunk by submarine U-71 on 6 December 1917 at 20.58hrs.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Raised quarter-deck coaster, single screw, armed with a single 12 pounder gun.
Owners:
1917: Cleeves Western Valleys Anthracite Collieries Ltd
General History:
05/09/1917: Builder's certificate issued.
Sunk when en route from Penarth to Rouen with a cargo of coal. Left St. Helen's Roads Isle of Wight on 6 December joining outward bound escorted convoy when attacked some 30miles south of St. Catherine's Point. 11 of the crew were killed, 3 rescued and taken to Le Havre by tug.
Note: Engine: 600 h.p. triple expansion steam.
March 1861
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