| Name: | KARROO |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 20/03/1913 |
| Completed: | 05/1913 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 825 |
| Dimensions: | 6127grt, 3941nrt, 430.8 x 54.1 x 31.2ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (25.5, 43.5 & 76 x 51ins), 601nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 133310 |
| History: | |
| 02/05/1913 | Bucknall Steamship Lines Ltd, North Shields |
| 1914 | Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co Ltd, North Shields |
| 1927 | Renamed CITY OF KHARTOUM |
| 1936 | Stephens, Sutton Ltd, Newcastle |
| 17/02/1936 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 1936: Purchased under the UK Scrap and Build scheme |
| 17/02/1936: Arrived at Genoa for breaking by Ditta Luigi Pittaluga |
Above photo as KARROO is copyright of the Museet for Søfart. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as CITY OF KHARTOUM is courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as CITY OF KHARTOUM is courtesy of Photoship
Liverpool Daily Post, Monday, 24/03/1913