| Name: | BANFFSHIRE |
| Type: | Passenger Refrigerated Cargo |
| Launched: | 01/09/1894 |
| Completed: | 11/1894 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 324 |
| Dimensions: | 5526grt, 3719nrt, 420.0 x 54.0 x 28.7ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (30, 48 & 78 x 54ins), 380nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 104587 |
| History: | |
| 11/1894 | Elderslie Steam Ship Co Ltd (Turnbull, Martin & Co), Glasgow |
| 1910 | The Scottish Shire Line Ltd (Turnbull, Martin & Co), Glasgow |
| 1915 | Brodness Steamship Co Ltd (Blue Star Line Ltd), London; renamed BRODNESS |
| 31/03/1917 | Sank |
| Comments: | 31/03/1917: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat UC38, 5 miles WNW of Port Anzio |
| On a voyage from Genoa to Port Said in ballast |
Above photo as BANFFSHIRE is copyright of Allan C Green. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as BANFFSHIRE is copyright of Allan C Green. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Shields Daily News, Monday, 03/09/1894