Name: | CAMPUS |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 26/01/1925 |
Completed: | 03/1925 |
Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Howdon |
Yard Number: | 387 |
Dimensions: | 3667grt, 2250nrt, 362.5 x 50.9 x 22.5ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (25, 41 & 68 x 45ins), 369nhp |
Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 148282 |
History: | |
14/03/1925 | Tempus Shipping Co Ltd (WH Seager & Co Ltd), Cardiff |
1946 | Radon Navigation Co Ltd (Radonich Ltd), London; renamed RADMAR |
27/05/1952 | Broken up |
Comments: | 12/01/1952: Grounded on Maasvlakte, Hook of Holland |
On a voyage from Rotterdam to Savona with a cargo of coal | |
26/01/1952: Refloated | |
27/05/1952: Arrived at Zeebrugge for breaking up | |
05/1952: Broken up at Zelzate by J Bakker |
Above photo as CAMPUS is copyright of Leslie W Hansen, courtesy of Museum Wales
Above photo as CAMPUS is copyright of Leslie W Hansen, courtesy of Museum Wales
Above photo as RADMAR is courtesy of Arie de Lange
Above photo of the builder's model of CAMPUS is courtesy of Museum Wales. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Shields Daily News, Tuesday, 27/01/1925