Name: | LORD KELVIN |
Type: | Cable Ship |
Launched: | 27/07/1915 |
Completed: | 03/1916 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 968 |
Dimensions: | 2641grt, 1306nrt, 316.6 x 41.2 x 22.7ft |
Engines: | 2 x T3cyl (17, 28.5 & 48 x 33ins), 380nhp |
Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 11.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 139123 |
History: | |
24/03/1916 | Anglo-American Telegraph Co Ltd, London |
1963 | Transatlantic Cables Ltd, London |
07/01/1967 | Broken up |
Comments: | 07/01/1967: Broken up at La Spezia |
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above: Dressed overall
Probably at the end of WW1 as she is wearing "dazzle paint"