Horley 1911

TYNE BUILT SHIPS

A history of Tyne shipbuilders and the ships that they built

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Name:	HORLEY
Type:	Cargo Ship
Launched:	15/02/1911
Completed:	07/1911
Builder:	Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd
Yard:	Howdon
Yard Number:	179
Dimensions:	4877grt, 3119nrt, 410.2 x 52.0 x 28.0ft
Engines:	T3cyl (28, 46.5 & 78 x 54ins), 587nhp, 2700ihp
Engines by:	Earle's Co Ltd, Hull
Propulsion:	1 x Screw, 12.0knots
Construction:	Steel
Reg Number:	132574

History:
31/07/1910	Houlder Middleton, London
06/1912	Liverpool, Brazil & River Plate Steam Navigation Co Ltd,
	(Lamport & Holt Ltd, managers), Liverpool; renamed EUCLID
02/1931	Ben Line Steamers, Leith; renamed BENVANNOCH
10/1935	Crescent Trade Facilities Ltd, London
11/1935	Nils EM Moller, Shanghai; renamed MARIE MOLLER
03/1937	Transferred to Moller Line Ltd, Shanghai
15/07/1937	Broken up

Comments:	22/03/1937: Caught fire after explosion in Holyhead Bay, Wales
	On a voyage from Vizagapatam to Liverpool
	24/03/1937: Beached to prevent sinking
	05/04/1937: Refloated and towed to Liverpool
	08/07/1937: Declared a total constructive loss
	15/07/1937: Broken up by West of Scotland Shipbreaking Co Ltd at Troon