Name: | MIDGARD launched as ADRIANA |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 27/12/1905 |
Completed: | 03/1906 |
Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Howdon |
Yard Number: | 134 |
Dimensions: | 4169grt, 360.0 x 48.0 x 28.0ft |
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: | n/a |
History: | |
03/1906 | Midgard Deutsche Seeverkehrs AG, Nordenham |
17/06/1907 | Wrecked |
Comments: | Launched as ADRIANA for Furness Withy & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool |
17/06/1907: Wrecked on Sorelli Rocks near Malta | |
On a voyage from Newport UK to Venice with a cargo of coal |
Above profile is courtesy of Photoship
Shields Daily News, Thursday, 28/12/1905