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Name: TRELYON
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 25/11/1897
Completed: 01/1898
Builder: John Readhead & Sons
Yard: West Yard, South Shields
Yard Number: 329
Dimensions: 3099grt, 1990nrt, 323.0 x 47.0 x 22.5ft
Engines: T3cyl (24, 40 & 64 x 42ins), 278nhp
Engines by: John Readhead & Co, South Shields
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 11.0knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 104675
History:
01/1898 Trelyon Steamship Co Ltd (E Hain & Son) St Ives
1901 Hain Steamship Co Ltd (E Hain & Son) St Ives
21/07/1917 Wrecked
Comments: 21/07/1917: Struck mine laid by U-Boat UB21, 3 miles off Scarborough
On a voyage from Arkhangelsk to the UK with a cargo of timber
Subsequently beached at White Nab but became a total loss


Above photo as TRELYON courtesy of Stuart Smith