Name: | GARONNE |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 08/06/1899 |
Completed: | 14/08/1899 |
Builder: | Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd |
Yard: | Hebburn |
Yard Number: | 59 |
Dimensions: | 1491grt, 890nrt, 249.7 x 35.2 x 15.5ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (19.5, 32.5 & 54 x 36ins), 175nhp |
Engines by: | Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
08/1899 | Det Forenede Dampskibs Selsk, Copenhagen |
05/1939 | Nobels Explosives Co Ltd, Irvine |
1939 | Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd, Irvine |
01/1957 | Broken up |
Comments: | 02/1939: Converted to an explosives storage hulk based at Loch Ridden |
29/01/1957: Arrived at Faslane for breaking by Shipbreaking Industries Ltd |
Shields Daily Gazette, Friday, 09/06/1899