Name: | MANCHESTER ENGINEER |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 25/02/1902 |
Completed: | 04/1902 |
Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Howdon |
Yard Number: | 95 |
Dimensions: | 4302grt, 2813nrt, 360.0 x 48.0 x 20.2ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (25, 41 & 69 x 48ins), 372nhp |
Engines by: | Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Sunderland |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 113116 |
History: | |
04/1902 | Manchester Liners Ltd, Manchester |
27/03/1916 | Sank |
Comments: | 27/03/1916: Sank after being torpedoed by U-Boat U44 when 20 miles from |
Coningbeg Light House on a voyage from Philadelphia to Manchester. |
Above photo courtesy of Photoship
Shields Daily Gazette, Wednesday, 26/02/1902