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On This Day: 14th December |
Notable events involving Clydebuilt ships 14th December:
Sunk today 1912 ex s v DOUNE CASTLE
built by Randolph Elder & Co Govan,
Engines by Randolph, Elder and Co, Govan
Launched: Thursday, 18 March 1869
Built: 1869
Ship Type: Composite Vessel
Tonnage: 911 gross; 886 net
Length: 197ft 2in
Breadth: 34ft 0in
Owner History:
Thomas Skinner Glasgow
Status: Sunk - 14/12/1904
Remarks:
15.4.1869: Registered at Glasgow.
1875: Converted to barque rig.
15.12.1886: Sold to J B Foley and Co, London.
1894: Sold to J A Ferreira and Co, Lisbon and renamed FLORINDA.
14.12.1904: Caught fire and sank 16 miles W of St Paul de Loanda. She was on a voyage from Lisbon with a cargo of coke and kerosene.
Last updated: by John Newth from the original records by Stuart Cameron
Sunk today 1917 ss HARE
built by Barclay Curle & Company Glasgow,
Yard No 347 Engines by shipbuilder
Propulsion: triple expansion 3cyldr
Built: 1886
Ship Type: Passenger Cargo Vessel
Tonnage: 614 grt
Owner History:
G & J Burns Ltd Glasgow
Status: Torpedoed & Sunk - 14/12/1917
Remarks:
Previous update by Stuart Cameron.U62 torpedoes her off the Kish Lightship 12lives lost
Last updated: by Colin Campbell from the original records by Stuart Cameron
Sunk today 1940 ex
 ss SENATOR
built by Charles Connell & Company Scotstoun,
Yard No 366 Engines by Dunsmuir & Jackson Ltd. Glasgow
Last Name: KYLEGLEN (1938)
Propulsion: T. 3-cyl.
Built: 1917
Ship Type: Passenger Cargo Vessel
Tonnage: 3670grt. 2,335 nrt. 6,170 dwt.
Length: 352.9 feet
Breadth: 47.75 feet
Draught: 30.37 feet
Owner History:
1917-38 Charente S.S Co Ltd (T & J Harrison) Liverpool
1938-40 Kyle Shipping Co Ltd (Monroe Bros) Liverpool
Status: Torpedoed & Sunk - 14/12/1940
Remarks:
Previous update by Stuart Cameron
Laid up at Fowey, Cornwall (lower photo) from 16/10/1930 until 16/10/1932.
Torpedoed and sunk by U100 in posn 58N 25W on voyage Oban to Sydney, Australia in ballast. Additional information from Joe McMillan Collection.
Photos supplied by Joe McMillan Collection
Previous update by Gavin Stewart
Previous update by Gavin Stewart
Last updated: by Paul Hunter from the original records by Stuart Cameron
Wrecked today 1953 ex ss WAR MALAYAN
built by Caird & Company Greenock,
Yard No 351 Engines by Caird & Company Greenock
Last Name: DIMITRIS (1952)
Port of Registry: Andros
Propulsion: steam, triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 27, 44 & 73 inches diameter respectively; stroke 48 inches; 490 nominal horsepower; 3 single ended boilers; 9 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 190 sq. ft.; heating surface 7,020 sq. ft
Built: 1918
Ship Type: Tanker
Tonnage: 5223 grt
Length: 400.3 feer
Breadth: 52.3 feet
Owner History:
Ministry of Shipping
S.G.Embiricos (1919)
Michael L. Embiricos (1920)
Bogeazides Bros Andros (1952)
Status: Wrecked - 14/12/1953
Remarks: Wrecked ashore near Redcar.
Last updated: by Bruce Biddulph from the original records by Stuart Cameron
Scrapped today 1969 ex ss KUROW
built by Alexander Stephen & Sons Glasgow,
Yard No 565 Engines by shipbuilder
Last Name: BINTANG BORNEO (1968)
Previous Names: Norse Transporter (1965)
Port of Registry: Panama
Propulsion: Triple exp 3cy 2640ihp
Built: 1939
Ship Type: Cargo Vessel
Tonnage: 3900 grt
Length: 359 feet 7
Breadth: 52 feet 8
Draught: 23 feet 8
Owner History:
Union Steamship Company of New Zealand
Status: Scrapped - 14/12/1969 Hong Kong
Remarks:
Previous update by Paul Strathdee
Previous update by Colin Campbell
Previous update by Paul Hunter
Photo from Union Fleet
Previous update by Paul Hunter
Previous update by Paul Hunter
Last updated: by Paul Strathdee from the original records by Stuart Cameron
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