Name: | EL AMIR FAROUQ |
Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 11/06/1926 |
Completed: | 08/1926 |
Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
Yard: | Hebburn |
Yard Number: | 543 |
Dimensions: | 947grt, 319nrt, 247.1 x 34.1 x 18.1ft |
Engines: | 2 x T3cyl (16, 26 & 44 x 26ins), 377nhp |
Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
Propulsion: | 2 x Screws |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
08/1936 | Government of Egypt (Coast Guard & Fisheries Administration), Alexandria |
22/11/1948 | Sank |
Comments: | At some stage converted into a patrol boat |
22/11/1948: Sunk off Gaza by Israel Navy |
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship