Name: | NEW ZEALAND TRANSPORT |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 29/10/1913 |
Completed: | 11/1913 |
Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Howdon |
Yard Number: | 211 |
Dimensions: | 4481grt, 2843nrt, 385.0 x 51.9 x 29.5ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (25, 40 & 68 x 48ins), 320nhp |
Engines by: | Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Sunderland |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 135894 |
History: | |
26/11/1913 | Empire Transport Co Ltd (Houlder Bros & Co Ltd), West Hartlepool |
14/06/1917 | Sank |
Comments: | 14/06/1917: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat UC23, 8 miles SE of Serpho Pulo in the Aegean |
On a voyage from Port Talbot to Mudros with a cargo of coal |
Shields Daily News, Thursday, 30/10/1913