Name: | SOUTHWESTERN MILLER |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 17/12/1914 |
Completed: | 06/1915 |
Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Howdon |
Yard Number: | 222 |
Dimensions: | 6514grt, 4161nrt, 420.0 x 53.4 x 27.8ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (29, 49 & 80 x 54ins), 682nhp |
Engines by: | Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Hartlepool |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.5knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 137462 |
History: | |
23/06/1915 | Norfolk & North American Steam Shipping Co Ltd (Furness, Withy & Co), Liverpool |
1927 | Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen; renamed GIESSEN |
12/03/1929 | Wrecked |
Comments: | 12/03/1929: Wrecked on Button Rock, Saddle Island in Chekiang Province |
On a voyage from Rotterdam to Shanghai carrying general cargo |
Above photo as SOUTHWESTERN MILLER is courtesy of Photoship