GATWICK
Shipbuildervessel built by
John Lewis & Sons
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1907 - 1976)
Date1924
Object NameCARGO VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 232 7/12' x breadth 35 7/12' x depth 17 1/3'
Gross Tonnage: 1379 ton
Gross Tonnage: 1379 ton
Object numberABDSHIP000028
Keywords
Yard Number: 79
Official Number: 148513
Subsequent Names: SOLSTAD (c. 1937).
Fate: Torpedoed in 1944.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Coaster with raised quarterdeck.
Owners:
1924-31: E. T. Lindley
1931-37: A/B Arafart
1937: Janson & Co, Norrhoping, Sweden.
General History:
26/11/1924: Builder's certificate issued.
29/11/1924: Trial run, completed the same day.
Sold in October 1931 by E. T. Lindley to Scandinavian buyers for something under £11,000.
In August 1937, this vessel was sold by A/B Arafart to Janson & Co, Norrhoping, Sweden.
In the Lewis engine book, vessel is marked as 'lost' but no further details shown.
Notes: Engine number 175, boilers bought from Brown, McFarland & Co.
