Name: | MANCHESTER SPINNER |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 28/05/1903 |
Completed: | 07/1903 |
Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Howdon |
Yard Number: | 105 |
Dimensions: | 4227grt, 2760nrt, 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, 12.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 113123 |
History: | |
07/1903 | Manchester Liners Ltd, Manchester |
22/01/1918 | Sank |
Comments: | 22/01/1918: Sank after being torpedoed by KuK submarine U27 when |
33 miles S by E of Malta on a voyage from Java with a cargo of sugar |
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