Name: | HOPEMOUNT |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 17/06/1904 |
Completed: | 09/1904 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Wallsend |
Yard Number: | 713 |
Dimensions: | 3300grt, 2105nrt, 331.3 x 49.0 x 22.6ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (23, 38 & 64 x 45ins), 304nhp |
Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 118641 |
History: | |
15/09/1904 | Hopemount Shipping Co Ltd, Newcastle |
13/06/1915 | Sank |
Comments: | 13/06/1915: Sunk by gunfire from U-Boat U35, 70 miles west of Lundy Island |
On a voyage from Cardiff to Alexandria with a cargo of coal |
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return