Name: | BRITISH VISCOUNT |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 24/01/1921 |
Completed: | 06/1921 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 1112 |
Dimensions: | 10924dwt, 6895grt, 4091nrt, 440.0 x 57.0 x 33.7ft |
Engines: | 2 x Steam turbines, DR geared, 644nhp |
Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.5knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 145236 |
History: | |
10/06/1921 | British Tanker Co Ltd, London |
03/04/1941 | Sank |
Comments: | 03/04/1941: Sunk by torpedo from U-Boat U73, with the loss of 28 crew |
Part of convoy SC26 & on voyage from Curacao to Scapa Flow carrying fuel oil |
Above photo is copyright of the Library of Contemporary History at Stuttgart
Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox
Above photo is courtesy of Chris Howell
Shields Daily News, Tuesday, 25/01/1921