Name: | ASHMORE |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 27/10/1898 |
Completed: | 01/1899 |
Builder: | William Dobson & Co |
Yard: | Walker |
Yard Number: | 98 |
Dimensions: | 2519grt, 1574nrt, 325.5 x 45.2 x 19.9ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (23, 37 & 61 x 42ins), 251nhp |
Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 108661 |
History: | |
01/1899 | Adam Steamship Co Ltd, (Adam & Co), Aberdeen |
12/09/1915 | Sank |
Comments: | 12/09/1915: Mined & sunk 5 miles ExN of Kentish Knock Light Vessel |
On a voyage from Rosario to Rotterdam with a cargo of maize | |
Mine was laid by U-Boat UC3 on 06/09/1915 |