Name: | MATADOR |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 28/07/1904 |
Completed: | 09/1904 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Wallsend |
Yard Number: | 717 |
Dimensions: | 3400grt, 2197nrt, 350.5 x 46.0 x 28.4ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (21, 35 & 58 x 48ins), 203nhp |
Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 118124 |
History: | |
09/1904 | Charente Steamship Co Ltd (T & J Harrison), Liverpool |
03/07/1917 | Sank |
Comments: | 03/07/1917: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat UC31 when 115 miles |
W by N of Fastnet, in position 51.15N - 12.25W | |
On a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool carrying general cargo |
Shields Daily News, Saturday, 10/09/1904