Name: | BULYSSES |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 12/05/1926 |
Completed: | 05/1927 |
Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
Yard: | Hebburn |
Yard Number: | 540 |
Dimensions: | 7519grt, 4342nrt, 440.3 x 59.5 x 32.7ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 4SCDA, Werkspoor type, 6cyl (820 x 1500mm), 1204nhp |
Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.5knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 149818 |
History: | |
27/04/1927 | Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London |
10/09/1941 | Sank |
Comments: | 10/09/1941: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U82, 530 miles WxS of Reykjavik |
On a voyage from New York to Stanlow with a cargo of gas oil |
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Above photo is courtesy of Greek Shipping Miracle