Name: | MESSINA |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 31/01/1911 |
Completed: | 03/1911 |
Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Howdon |
Yard Number: | 176 |
Dimensions: | 4271grt, 2757nrt, 380.0 x 49.0 x 26.5ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (25, 41 & 69 x 48ins), 372nhp |
Engines by: | Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Sunderland |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 127466 |
History: | |
01/03/1911 | Furness, Withy & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool |
1913 | Gulf Line Ltd (Furness, Withy & Co Ltd), West Hartlepool |
14/12/1919 | Sank |
Comments: | 14/12/1919: Foundered 680 miles E of St John's Newfoundland |
On a voyage from St John NB to Antwerp with a cargo of grain |