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Name: ALGOL
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 09/07/1924
Completed: 08/1924
Builder: William Dobson & Co
Yard: Walker
Yard Number: 223
Dimensions: 1566grt, 929nrt, 245.3 x 37.0 x 18.7ft
Engines: T3cyl (17.5, 29 & 48 x 33ins), 176nhp
Engines by: North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 9.0knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 145637
History:
06/08/1924 RH Penney & Sons, Shoreham
1941 Kyle Shipping Co Ltd (Monroe Bros), Liverpool
1949 Renamed KYLEBROOK
19/04/1959 Broken up
Comments: 19/04/1959: Arrived at Ghent for breaking up
Broken up by Van Heyghen Freres


Above photo as KYLEBROOK is courtesy of Richard Cox

Above photo as KYLEBROOK is courtesy of Richard Cox