| Name: | BIRTLEY |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 19/03/1923 |
| Completed: | 05/1923 |
| Builder: | Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Bill Quay |
| Yard Number: | 230 |
| Dimensions: | 2873grt, 1696nrt, 334.3 x 44.6 x 21.6ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (24, 40 & 65 x 42ins), 337nhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Sunderland |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 145523 |
| History: | |
| 02/05/1923 | Burnett Steamship Co Ltd (Burnett & Co), Newcastle |
| 16/09/1941 | Sank |
| Comments: | 05/05/1936: Stranded near Whitburn Steel, north of Sunderland |
| 02/12/1936: Refloated after about 20 attempts | |
| 15/09/1941: Damaged by a mine 12 miles north of Cromer | |
| 16/09/1941: Sank 8 miles north of Cromer | |
| 15/09/1941: On a voyage from London to the Tyne in ballast |
Above photo of BIRTLEY aground near Sunderland is courtesy of Photoship
Sunderland Daily Echo, Friday, 22/05/1936
Sunderland Daily Echo, Thursday, 03/12/1936
Sunderland Daily Echo, Friday, 18/12/1936