Name: | ALLENDE |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 15/09/1928 |
Completed: | 11/1928 |
Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co (1927) Ltd |
Yard: | Howdon |
Yard Number: | 407 |
Dimensions: | 5108grt, 3177nrt, 412.6 x 55.3 x 26.1ft |
Engines: | Q4cyl (23, 32.5, 47 & 68 x 48ins), 442nhp |
Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 148305 |
History: | |
27/10/1928 | Nolisement Steamship Co Ltd, (Morel Ltd, managers), Cardiff |
17/03/1942 | Sank |
Comments: | 17/03/1942: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U68, 25 miles off southern Liberia |
On a voyage from Calcutta to the UK carrying general cargo |
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Above photo is courtesy of Phil Goodinson
Shields Daily News, Saturday, 10/11/1928