Name: | MERSEY |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 23/02/1906 |
Completed: | 04/1906 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 752 |
Dimensions: | 1087grt, 438nrt, 255.0 x 36.1 x 16.4ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (23.5, 38 & 62 x 42ins), 342nhp |
Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 14.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 122953 |
History: | |
04/1906 | Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Co, Goole |
1922 | London & North Western Railway Co, Goole |
1923 | London, Midland & Scottish Railway Co, Goole |
1935 | Managers became Associated Humber Lines, Goole |
20/04/1940 | Sank |
Comments: | 20/04/1940: Mined & sunk near the Midrake Buoy in the Downs |
On a voyage from Antwerp to Goole carrying general cargo, iron & steel |
Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox
Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox