| Name: | DYKH-TAU also recorded as DICH-TAOO |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 26/03/1907 |
| Completed: | 05/1907 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 416 |
| Dimensions: | 1092grt, 597nrt, 242.4 x 35.0 x 12.7ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (16, 26 & 44 x 33ins), 143nhp |
| Engines by: | Ross & Duncan, Glasgow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 05/1907 | Russian Steam Navigation & Trading Co (ROPIT), Odessa |
| 1925 | SA des Messageries Africaines, Dakar; renamed FERLO |
| 1929 | Rederi A/B Gusten, Malmo (T Hillerstrom,manager); renamed TURE |
| 1932 | Rederi A/B Malmohus, Malmo (T Hillerstrom,manager); renamed GLITT |
| 1954 | Nuri Yilmaz ve Ortaklari, Istanbul; renamed ZOR |
| 19/05/1955 | Sank |
| Comments: | 19/05/1955: Capsized 6 miles WNW of the Dudgeon Light Vessel |
| On a voyage from Kasko to Hull with a cargo of timber |
Above photo as DYKH-TAU is courtesy of Richard Cox
DYKH-TAU being used as a minelayer in WW1. Photo is courtesy of George Robinson
Above photo as ZOR is courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return