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Name: LÉOPOLD II
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 09/02/1906
Completed: 03/1906
Builder: William Dobson & Co
Yard: Walker
Yard Number: 142
Dimensions: 2965grt, 1851nrt, 331.2 x 44.2 x 16.2ft
Engines: T3cyl (23.5, 39 & 66 x 45ins), 312nhp
Engines by: North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: n/a
History:
03/1906 Cie Royale Belgo-Argentine Soc Anon (A Deppe), Antwerp
23/12/1941 Sank
Comments: 23/12/1941: Sunk by a mine near Lowestoft at position 52.54N 02.05E
On a voyage from Clark City, Canada via Methil Roads to London with a cargo of woodpulp


Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox