Name: | HOLTYE |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 19/07/1913 |
Completed: | 09/1913 |
Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Howdon |
Yard Number: | 209 |
Dimensions: | 4299grt, 2714nrt, 400.0 x 53.0 x 23.8ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (26.5, 44 & 72 x 48ins), 421nhp |
Engines by: | Blair & Co Ltd, Stockton |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 135264 |
History: | |
09/09/1913 | Francis S Holland, London |
1916 | Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co Ltd, London; renamed CARLISLE CASTLE |
14/02/1918 | Sank |
Comments: | 14/02/1918: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat UB57, 8 miles ExN of Royal Sovereign LV |
On a voyage from Portland, Maine, to London with a cargo of grain, oil etc |
Above photo as HOLTYE is courtesy of Photoship
Shipbuilder's model of HOLTYE is copyright of Museum of London
Newcastle Journal, Tuesday, 22/07/1913