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Name: BULLMOUTH
Type: Tanker
Launched: 02/04/1927
Completed: 11/1927
Builder: R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd
Yard: Hebburn
Yard Number: 541
Dimensions: 7519grt, 4342nrt, 440.3 x 59.5 x 32.7ft
Engines: Oil engine, Werkspoor type, 4SCDA, 6cyl (820 x 1500mm), 1204nhp
Engines by: R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 10.5knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 149877
History:
04/08/1927 Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London
29/10/1942 Sank
Comments: 29/10/1942: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boats U409 & U659, 75 miles NW of Madeira
On a voyage from Freetown to the Tyne in ballast


Above photo is courtesy of Kees Helder

Above photo is courtesy of Kees Helder

Above photo is courtesy of Greek Shipping Miracle

Profile & Decks plans courtesy of Kees Helder. Click HERE to enlarge

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Liverpool Journal of Commerce, Thursday, 24/11/1927