| Name: | BRITISH TRADER |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 24/09/1896 |
| Completed: | 10/1896 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 717 |
| Dimensions: | 3424grt, 2171nrt, 350.0 x 45.1 x 25.8ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (24, 40 & 64 x 45ins), 304nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 106817 |
| History: | |
| 10/1896 | British Shipowners Co Ltd, Liverpool |
| 1906 | AE Stelp, Reval; renamed SOTRUDNIK |
| 1908 | Russian East Asiatic Steamship Co Ltd, St Petersburg; renamed RUBONIA |
| 23/07/1915 | Sank |
| Comments: | 23/07/1915: Captured & scuttled by U-Boat U36, 120 miles NW of Kirkwall |
| On a voyage from Cardiff to Arkhangelsk with a cargo of coal |
Above photo as RUBONIA is copyright of the Museet for Sofart. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Jarrow Express, Friday, 02/10/1896