Name: | BRITISH YEOMAN |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 17/04/1923 |
Completed: | 06/1923 |
Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
Yard: | Jarrow |
Yard Number: | 936 |
Dimensions: | 10822dwt, 6990grt, 4084nrt, 440.0 x 57.1 x 33.8ft |
Engines: | 2 x Steam turbines, DR Geared, 654nhp |
Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 147491 |
History: | |
25/05/1923 | British Tanker Co Ltd, London |
14/07/1942 | Sank |
Comments: | 14/07/1942: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U201, 300 miles SW of Canary Islands |
On a voyage from Curacao to Gibraltar with a cargo of fuel oil |
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Above photo is courtesy of John Crossland
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