Name: | NORTHVILLE |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 06/04/1897 |
Completed: | 05/1897 |
Builder: | John Readhead & Sons |
Yard: | West Yard, South Shields |
Yard Number: | 323 |
Dimensions: | 2472grt, 1552nrt, 304.3 x 44.0 x 20.7ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (23, 37.5 & 61.5 x 39ins), 240nhp |
Engines by: | John Readhead & Co, South Shields |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 8.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 105219 |
History: | |
05/1897 | Northville Steamship Ltd (Balls & Stansfield), North Shields |
1916 | The Lowlands Steam Shipping Co Ltd (J Crass & Co), South Shields |
17/02/1918 | Sank |
Comments: | 17/02/1918: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat UB33, 3.5 miles SExE of Berry Head |
On a voyage from Newport to Dieppe with a cargo of coal |
Above photo courtesy of Richard Cox
Above photo courtesy of Clive Ketley
Shields Daily Gazette, Wednesday, 07/04/1897