| Name: | MEDOMSLEY |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 01/05/1924 |
| Completed: | 06/1924 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 946 |
| Dimensions: | 3997grt, 2466nrt, 360.2 x 51.0 x 24.7ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (25, 41 & 66 x 45ins), 352nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 148072 |
| History: | |
| 06/06/1924 | Medomsley Steam Shipping Co Ltd (F Carrick & Co Ltd, managers), Newcastle |
| 1929 | Renamed LANGLEEMERE |
| 1938 | Muir, Young Steamship Co Ltd, Newcastle; renamed CREEMUIR |
| 11/11/1940 | Sank |
| Comments: | 11/11/1940: Torpedoed & sunk by aircraft 10nm SE of Aberdeen |
| Was part of convoy EN25 from Methill to Oban | |
| On a voyage from Hull to Sydney NS in ballast |
Above photo as LANGLEEMERE is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo as CREEMUIR is courtesy of the Hansen Collection. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Liverpool Journal of Commerce, Thursday, 08/05/1924