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Name: FRIMLEY
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 19/06/1913
Completed: 09/1913
Builder: Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd
Yard: Howdon
Yard Number: 208
Dimensions: 4880grt, 3145nrt, 404.9 x 53.1 x 27.2ft
Engines: T3cyl (26, 42 & 72 x 48ins), 438nhp
Engines by: Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Sunderland
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 11.0knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 135266
History:
20/09/1913 Mitre Shipping Co Ltd (Houlder, Middleton & Co Ltd), London
1916 Anchor Line (Henderson Brothers) Ltd, Glasgow; renamed TIBERIA
26/02/1918 Sank
Comments: 26/02/1918: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U19, 1.5 miles E of Black Head in Belfast Lough
On a voyage from Glasgow to New York carrying general cargo


Shields Daily News, Friday, 20/06/1913