Name: | BITTERN |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 03/08/1912 |
Completed: | 08/1912 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 888 |
Dimensions: | 1797grt, 962nrt, 285.1 x 38.0 x 19.5ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (21.5, 34 & 56 x 42ins), 254nhp |
Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 128308 |
History: | |
29/08/1912 | Cork Steamship Co Ltd, Cork |
20/08/1915 | Sank |
Comments: | 20/08/1915: Captured, shelled & sunk by U-Boat U38, 50 miles NW of Ouessant |
On a voyage from the Clyde to Livorno carrying coal and general cargo |
Jarrow Express, Friday, 09/08/1912