Name: | BRITISH DOMINION |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 07/02/1928 |
Completed: | 04/1928 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 1240 |
Dimensions: | 6983grt, 4141nrt, 440.0 x 57.0 x 33.9ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 2SCSA, 4cyl (22.9 x 91.25ins), 642nhp |
Engines by: | Wm Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
Reg Number: | 160400 |
History: | |
26/03/1928 | British Tanker Co Ltd, London |
11/01/1943 | Sank |
Comments: | 11/01/1943: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boats U552 & U620, 120 miles |
north west of Las Palmas in position 30.30N - 19.55W | |
On a voyage from Curacao to Gibraltar with a cargo of aviation spirit |
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship