Name: | ISLE OF FRANCE |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 31/10/1883 |
Completed: | 1883 |
Builder: | Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Company |
Yard: | Willington Quay |
Yard Number: | 51 |
Dimensions: | 1473grt, 926nrt, 260.0 x 35.2 x 15.5ft |
Engines: | C2cyl (29 & 56 x 36ins), 157nhp |
Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Sunderland |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Iron |
Reg Number: | 88765 |
History: | |
1883 | Dixon, Robson & Co, Newcastle |
1897 | NV Stoom Mij Oostzee (Vinke & Co), Amsterdam; renamed HILVERSUM |
24/06/1917 | Sank |
Comments: | 24/06/1917: Sank after being torpedoed by U-Boat UC51 when 5 miles |
East of Lundy Island on a voyage from Le Havre to Barry in ballast |