| Name: | KING HOWEL |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 03/08/1906 |
| Completed: | 09/1906 |
| Builder: | R Stephenson & Co |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 107 |
| Dimensions: | 4343grt, 2822nrt, 355.2 x 50.1 x 27.5ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (26, 43 & 70 x 45ins), 356nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 9.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 123701 |
| History: | |
| 10/09/1906 | King Line Ltd, London |
| 1916 | The Bay Steamship Co Ltd, London; renamed BAYHOWEL |
| 1921 | SA de Nav "Les Armateurs Francais", Cherbourg; renamed HOHNECK |
| 1923 | Pandelis Macris, Syra; renamed ARTEMISSIA |
| 1935 | Michael A Tachmindji, Syra; renamed ALEXANDROS |
| 15/09/1940 | Sank |
| Comments: | 15/09/1940: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U48, 300 miles west of Mull. 5 crew died |
| On voyage from Montreal to Sharpness with a cargo of timber & paper |
Above photo as ALEXANDROS is courtesy of Library of Contemporary History at Stuttgart
Jarrow Express, Friday, 10/08/1906