| Name: | AUTOMEDON |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 04/12/1921 |
| Completed: | 03/1922 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 920 |
| Dimensions: | 7628grt, 4782nrt, 459.4 x 58.4 x 32.6ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Steam turbines, Parsons type, DR geared, 6000shp, 1190nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 14.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 147203 |
| History: | |
| 01/03/1922 | Ocean Steamship Co Ltd (A Holt & Co), Liverpool |
| 11/11/1940 | Sank |
| Comments: | 11/11/1940: Sunk by German surface raider ATLANTIS 250 miles NW Sumatra |
| On a voyage from Liverpool to Yokohama carrying general cargo |
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo is courtesy of Chris Howell
Newcastle Daily Chronicle, Monday, 05/03/1923
Above report is courtesy of Kevin Blair