Name: | HOLMWOOD |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 30/04/1912 |
Completed: | 06/1912 |
Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Howdon |
Yard Number: | 194 |
Dimensions: | 4223grt, 2723nrt, 379.9 x 49.1 x 26.4ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (25, 41 & 69 x 48ins), 372nhp |
Engines by: | Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Sunderland |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 132732 |
History: | |
15/06/1912 | Francis S Holland, London |
26/08/1914 | Sank |
Comments: | 26/08/1914: Captured & scuttled by SMS DRESDEN, |
170 miles SxW of Cabo Santa Marta Grande, southern Brazil | |
On a voyage from Newport to Bahia Blanca with a cargo of coal |
Shields Daily News, Tuesday, 18/06/1912