| Name: | FOWBERRY TOWER |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 22/05/1929 |
| Completed: | 06/1929 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 559 |
| Dimensions: | 4484grt, 2756nrt, 400.7 x 53.3 x 25.0ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (25.5, 42 & 70 x 48ins), 426nhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 161527 |
| History: | |
| 19/06/1929 | Milburn Line Ltd (W Milburn & Co Ltd, managers), Newcastle |
| 12/05/1941 | Sank |
| Comments: | Bombed & sunk 1 mile off Humber Light Vessel. 6 crew killed |
| On a voyage from Hull to Baltimore in ballast |
Above photo is copyright of Leslie W Hansen. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo is courtesy of George Robinson
Above photo is courtesy of Stuart Smith
Liverpool Journal of Commerce, Thursday, 30/05/1929