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ts DESIGNER
built by D & W Henderson Ltd Glasgow,
Yard No 826
Propulsion: steam, turbines, 524 nhp, 13 knots
Launched: Tuesday, 03/07/1928
Built: 1928
Ship Type: Cargo Vessel
Tonnage: 5945grt
Length: 419.8 feet
Breadth: 54.6 feet
Draught: 30.4 feet
Owner History:
Charente S.S. Co. Ltd (T. & J. Harrison) Liverpool
Status: Torpedoed & Sunk - 09/07/1941
Remarks: Sunk by U98 off the Portuguese coast (posn 42,59N 31,40W)on voyage Liverpool to Cape Town with military equipment and explosives. Out of a crew of 79, 68 including Capt D.A.McCallum, were killed.
Previous update by Bruce Biddulph
Additional information from Joe McMillan Collection.
Photo supplied by Joe McMillan Collection
Additional data by George Robinson
Last updated: by Gavin Stewart from the original records by Stuart Cameron
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