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Name: CORMORANT
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 02/04/1900
Completed: 07/05/1900
Builder: Wigham Richardson & Co
Yard: Neptune Yard, Low Walker
Yard Number: 361
Dimensions: 1595grt, 806nrt, 2400dwt, 270.0 x 35.8 x 19.6ft
Engines: T3cyl (21, 33.5 & 54 x 39ins), 209nhp
Engines by: Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 11.7knots (trials)
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 109506
History:
07/05/1900 Cork Steamship Co Ltd, Cork
21/10/1914 Sank
Comments: 21/10/1914: Mined & sunk 4 miles east of the Gabbard Light Vessel