Name: | MARQUIS OF HARTINGTON also seen as MARQUESS OF HARTINGTON |
Type: | Transport |
Launched: | 03/08/1886 |
Completed: | 1886 |
Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
Yard: | Hebburn |
Yard Number: | 265 |
Dimensions: | 322grt, 140.0 x 24.0 x 14.0ft |
Engines: | C2cyl, 300hp |
Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, St Peter's, Newcastle |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
1886 | The War Office, London |
09/1957 | Broken up |
Comments: | Designed for the transport of stores, guns and materiel |
09/1957: Towed from Cairnryan to the breaker's yard |
Above photo is courtesy of Philip Simons
Above photo (distorted), dated 20/05/1944, is copyright of the Imperial War Museum
Above photo, dated 20/05/1944, is copyright of the Imperial War Museum
Newcastle Daily Chronicle, Wednesday, 04/08/1886