Name: | ANNE SMITH |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 1872 |
Completed: | 1872 |
Builder: | W Cleland & Co Ltd |
Yard: | Willington Quay |
Yard Number: | 3 |
Dimensions: | 856grt, 542nrt, 209.8 x 28.8 x 14.0ft |
Engines: | C2cyl (25 & 50 x 33ins), 98nhp |
Engines by: | Ouseburn Engineering Works Co, Newcastle |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Iron |
Reg Number: | 65743 |
History: | |
1872 | Edward Smith, London |
1880 | Biscay SS Co Ltd, Liverpool |
1882 | Renamed BRACKLEY |
1888 | New Biscay SS Co Ltd, Liverpool |
1889 | Angfartygs A/B Amicitia, Gothenburg; renamed ADOLF |
1913 | Angfartygs A/B Adolf, Gothenburg |
12/02/1917 | Sank |
Comments: | 12/02/1917: Captured by U-Boat UC44 & sunk by explosive charges |
In a position 50 miles east of Wick, Scotland | |
On a voyage from Swansea to Sweden with general cargo |