Name: | OAKWOOD |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 01/11/1902 |
Completed: | 02/1903 |
Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Howdon |
Yard Number: | 99 |
Dimensions: | 4271grt, 2792nrt, 360.0 x 48.0 x 20.2ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (25, 41 & 69 x 48ins), 372nhp |
Engines by: | Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Sunderland |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.5knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 115958 |
History: | |
10/02/1903 | Lingham Timber & Trading Co Ltd, London |
1905 | JI Jacobs & Co, London |
1908 | Oakwood Steamship Co Ltd (JI Jacobs & Co), London |
1913 | Registered at Swansea |
11/08/1915 | Sank |
Comments: | 1908: Fitted with tanks for molasses or fuel oil in bulk |
11/08/1915: Sank after being captured and shelled by U-Boat U38 when | |
45 miles SSE of Old Head of Kinsale at position 51.04N – 07.40W | |
On a voyage from Liverpool to Cienfuegos in ballast |
Shields Daily News, Tuesday, 10/02/1903