| Name: | AMICUS |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 26/11/1924 |
| Completed: | 01/1925 |
| Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Howdon |
| Yard Number: | 385 |
| Dimensions: | 3660grt, 2255nrt, 362.5 x 50.9 x 22.5ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (25.0, 41 & 68 x 45ins), 369nhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 148278 |
| History: | |
| 05/01/1925 | Tempus Shipping Co Ltd (WH Seager & Co, managers), Cardiff |
| 19/12/1940 | Sank |
| Comments: | 19/12/1940: Sunk by a torpedo from Italian submarine ALPINO BAGNOLINI |
| In position 54.10N - 15.50W, approximately 200 miles west of Ireland | |
| On a voyage from Tampa to Ipswich with a cargo of phosphates | |
| 36 of the crew died |
Above photo is copyright of Leslie W Hansen. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo is copyright of Leslie W Hansen. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Western Mail, Saturday, 10/01/1925