| Name: | PORT HOBART |
| Type: | Refrigerated Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 10/03/1925 |
| Completed: | 07/1925 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 1257 |
| Dimensions: | 7448grt, 4493nrt, 466.9 x 59.7 x 31.3ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Oil engines, 2SCSA, 4cyl (540 x 2160mm), 1112nhp |
| Engines by: | Wm Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 14.0knots |
| Reg Number: | 148631 |
| History: | |
| 27/06/1925 | Commonwealth & Dominion Line Ltd, London |
| 1938 | Port Line Ltd, London |
| 24/11/1940 | Sank |
| Comments: | 24/11/1940: Shelled & sunk by German cruiser ADMIRAL SCHEER, |
| 1000 miles west of the Bahamas at position 24.44N - 58.21W | |
| On a voyage from Liverpool to Auckland carrying general cargo |
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Above photo is copyright of A Duncan
Shields Daily News, Friday, 03/07/1925