| Name: | MEDON |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 02/02/1923 |
| Completed: | 05/1923 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 929 |
| Dimensions: | 5915grt, 3628nrt, 406.5 x 52.2 x 29.3ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 4SCSA, 8cyl (740 x 1500mm), 652nhp |
| Engines by: | Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 147217 |
| History: | |
| 19/05/1923 | Ocean Steam Ship Co Ltd (A Holt & Co, managers), Liverpool |
| 10/08/1942 | Sank |
| Comments: | 10/08/1942: Torpedoed & sunk by REGINALDO GIULIANI, 1700 miles W of Freetown |
| On a voyage from Port Louis, Mauritius, to New York in ballast |
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo is copyright of John Clarkson
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Liverpool Journal of Commerce, Wednesday, 30/05/1923