Name: | MENDIP RANGE |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 13/11/1913 |
Completed: | 01/1914 |
Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Howdon |
Yard Number: | 212 |
Dimensions: | 4495grt, 2887nrt, 385.0 x 51.9 x 27.1ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (25, 40 & 68 x 48ins), 320nhp |
Engines by: | Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Sunderland |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 135897 |
History: | |
01/01/1914 | Neptune Steam Navigation Co Ltd (Furness, Withy & Co Ltd), West Hartlepool |
1923 | Anglo-Celtic Shipping Co Ltd (Griffiths, Payne & Co Ltd), London |
1923 | Renamed ARCHMEL |
1935 | Haenton Shipping Co Ltd (WT Gould), London; renamed GRELROSA |
1938 | Cardigan Shipping Co Ltd (WT Gould), London |
28/01/1941 | Sank |
Comments: | 28/01/1941: Bombed & sunk 400 miles west of Malin Head |
On a voyage from New York & Halifax NS to the Tyne with a cargo of wheat |
Above photo as MENDIP RANGE is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as GRELROSA is copyright of National Museum of Wales
Shields Daily News, Friday, 14/11/1913