Name: | ADRA |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 24/08/1895 |
Completed: | 10/1895 |
Builder: | John Readhead & Sons |
Yard: | West Yard, South Shields |
Yard Number: | 309 |
Dimensions: | 2796grt, 1804nrt, 303.0 x 42.1 x 20.1ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (23, 37.5 & 61.5 x 42ins), 247nhp |
Engines by: | John Readhead & Co, South Shields |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 105739 |
History: | |
10/1895 | English & American Shipping Co Ltd (CT Bowring & Co Ltd), London |
1912 | Wilh Kunstmann, Stettin; renamed SVIONIA |
1920 | Broken up |
Comments: | 03/10/1915: Beached north of Sassnitz after being shelled by HM submarine E19 |
09/1919: Damaged by fire during salvage operations | |
1920: Broken up in situ |
Above photo as SVIONIA, whilst beached, is courtesy of George Robinson