Name: | HIDALGO |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 30/07/1908 |
Completed: | 09/1908 |
Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Howdon |
Yard Number: | 155 |
Dimensions: | 4271grt, 2761, 380.0 x 49.0 x 18.6ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (25, 41 & 69 x 48ins), 372nhp |
Engines by: | Richardson’s, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Sunderland |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 128115 |
History: | |
09/1908 | T Wilson, Sons & Co Ltd, Hull |
1917 | Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd, Hull |
28/08/1917 | Sank |
Comments: | 28/08/1917: Torpedoed and sunk by U-Boat U28, 120 miles from North Cape |
On voyage from Manchester to Archangel with a general cargo including ammunition |
Above photo is copyright of Stuart Smith
Shields Daily News, Saturday, 01/08/1908