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Name: IRMINGARD
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 15/12/1906
Completed: 01/1907
Builder: Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd
Yard: Howdon
Yard Number: 144
Dimensions: 4211grt, 2730nrt, 360.0 x 48.0 x 20.1ft
Engines: T3cyl (25, 41 & 69 x 48ins), 372nhp
Engines by: Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Sunderland
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 10.0knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: n/a
History:
01/1907 Midgard Deutsche Seeverkehrs AG, Nordenham
17/10/1916 Stranded
Comments: 06/02/1916: Sank after an attack by Russian naval seaplanes at Zonguldak
while serving as a German naval transport
25/02/1916: Refloated
02/10/1916: Mined off the Bosphorus and beached
17/10/1916: Salvage abandoned after being torpedoed by Russian submarine NARVAL


Above profile is courtesy of Photoship

Shields Daily News, Monday, 17/12/1906