| Name: | KINGSWOOD |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 26/03/1929 |
| Completed: | 05/1929 |
| Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co (1927) Ltd |
| Yard: | Howdon |
| Yard Number: | 409 |
| Dimensions: | 5055grt, 3062nrt, 405.4 x 53.8 x 26.6ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (24.5, 40.5 & 68 x 45ins), 520nhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 160723 |
| History: | |
| 05/1929 | Joseph Constantine Steamship Line Ltd, Middlesbrough |
| 17/12/1943 | Sank |
| Comments: | 1931: Low pressure turbine added to the engine |
| 17/12/1943: Sank after being torpedoed by U-Boat U515 in 05.57N – 01.43E | |
| On a voyage from Forcados and Lagos to the UK with groundnuts and cotton |
Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox