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