BALCOMBE
Shipbuildervessel built by
John Lewis & Sons
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1907 - 1976)
Date1925
Object NameCARGO VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
DimensionsLength: 200.1ft
Breadth: 30.8ft
Depth: 12.7ft
Gross Tonnage: 929 ton
Breadth: 30.8ft
Depth: 12.7ft
Gross Tonnage: 929 ton
Object numberABDSHIP000029
Keywords
Yard Number: 80
Official Number: 148568
Subsequent Names: CORUNDIUM (1939); HOLDERNAZE (1949).
Fate: unknown, in Lloyd's until 1957.
Owners:
1925: E. T. Lindley.
1930: William Robertson, Glasgow.
1949: Holderness S.S. Co. Ltd., Hull.
General History:
18/03/1925: Builder's certificate issued.
24/03/1925: Trial run 24 March, average speed 11.25 knots. Completed the same day.
In November 1930 BALCOMBE was sold by E. T. Lindley to William Robertson, Glasgow, together with the ships BURSTOW, HORLEY and OUTWOOD for a total of around £48,000.
Note: Engine by Great Central Co-op Co, Grimsby, boilers 108A and 109.
1841
