Name: | CONCH |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 22/12/1908 |
Completed: | 03/1909 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Wallsend |
Yard Number: | 821 |
Dimensions: | 5620grt, 3542nrt, 400.0 x 51.3 x 29.5ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (26.5, 43 & 72 x 48ins), 448nhp |
Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 125764 |
History: | |
03/1909 | Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London |
07/12/1916 | Sank |
Comments: | 07/12/1916: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat UB23 when 12 miles |
West of Anvil Point on a voyage from Calcutta and Rangoon | |
to the Thames with a cargo of benzine |
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship