Name: | MIDDLESBRO' |
Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 28/08/1924 |
Completed: | 10/1924 |
Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
Yard: | Hebburn |
Yard Number: | 535 |
Dimensions: | 989grt, 403nrt, 225.2 x 32.2 x 14.3ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (19, 31 & 50 x 33ins), 185nhp |
Engines by: | Shields Engineering Co Ltd, North Shields |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 148093 |
History: | |
06/10/1924 | Tyne-Tees Steam Shipping Co Ltd, Newcastle |
09/12/1939 | Sank |
Comments: | 09/12/1939: Hit a submerged object & sank 1 mile off Flamborough Head |
On a voyage from the Tees to London carrying general cargo |
Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox
The Scotsman, Saturday, 30/08/1924
Shields Daily News, Tuesday, 12/12/1939