Name: | ALEXANDRIAN |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 30/08/1901 |
Completed: | 01/10/1901 |
Builder: | Wigham Richardson & Co |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 378 |
Dimensions: | 4467grt, 2899nrt,6853dwt, 411.0 x 46.7 x 27.1ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (25, 41.5 & 71 x 48ins), 420nhp |
Engines by: | Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 115212 |
History: | |
01/10/1901 | Frederick Leyland & Co (1900) Ltd, Liverpool |
1927 | Broken up |
Comments: | Contract Price £77000; Profit £9133-14s-1d |
23/10/1916: When SW of Ireland was attacked by a U-Boat, torpedo missed | |
09/01/1917: When 20 miles SW of Fasnet, attacked by a U-Boat with torpedoes | |
& gunfire. The ship was beached at Berehaven to prevent sinking | |
Subsequently refloated and repaired | |
05/04/1927: Broken up at Genoa by FA Bertorello |
Above photo courtesy of Photoship