Name: | BRITISH ARDOUR |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 04/05/1928 |
Completed: | 07/1928 |
Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
Yard: | Jarrow |
Yard Number: | 978 |
Dimensions: | 11196dwt, 7124grt, 4261nrt, 440.6 x 57.1 x 33.9ft |
Engines: | Q4cyl (24, 35, 50.5 & 73 x 51ins), 553nhp |
Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 160525 |
History: | |
06/07/1928 | British Tanker Co Ltd, London |
05/04/1943 | Sank |
Comments: | 05/04/1943: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U706, 380 miles SE of Iceland |
On a voyage from New York to Londonderry with a cargo of fuel oil |
Above photo is courtesy of Andrey Nelogov
Above photo is courtesy of Greek Shipping Miracle