Name: | MIRZAPORE |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 22/02/1921 |
Completed: | 08/1921 |
Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd |
Yard: | High Walker |
Yard Number: | 962 |
Dimensions: | 6715grt, 4135nrt, 10410dwt, 412.2 x 55.8 x 34.7ft |
Engines: | 2 x Steam turbines, DR geared, 600nhp |
Engines by: | CA Parsons & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 145453 |
History: | |
15/08/1921 | Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co, Newcastle |
02/03/1939 | Broken up |
Comments: | Built for the UK to India & Far East services. Cost £269,127 |
Accommodation for 4 x 1st Class passengers | |
Engines installed at North-Eastern Marine Engineering at Wallsend | |
02/03/1939: Arrived at Briton Ferry for breaking up by TW Ward Ltd |
Above: Under the crane at NEM for installation of engines. Photo courtesy of Kevin Blair