Name: | CITY OF ROUBAIX |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 25/10/1927 |
Completed: | 02/1928 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Wallsend |
Yard Number: | 1309 |
Dimensions: | 7108grt, 4555nrt, 456.1 x 58.4 x 32.1ft |
Engines: | 3 x Steam turbines, SR geared, 1029nhp |
Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.5knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 149661 |
History: | |
26/01/1928 | Ellerman Lines Ltd (Hall Line Ltd, managers), Liverpool |
06/04/1941 | Sank |
Comments: | 06/04/1941: Caught fire from CLAN FRASER at Piraeus & blew up |
Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox
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