Name: | ORANGEMOOR |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 14/02/1923 |
Completed: | 03/1923 |
Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Howdon |
Yard Number: | 282 |
Dimensions: | 5775grt, 3657nrt, 399.6 x 53.0 x 32.8ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (27, 45 & 75 x 48ins), 503nhp |
Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 147441 |
History: | |
03/1923 | Moor Line Ltd (W Runciman & Co Ltd), London |
1938 | Managers became Runciman Shipping Co Ltd |
31/05/1940 | Sank |
Comments: | 31/05/1940: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U101, 40 miles S of Start Point |
On a voyage from Bone to the Tyne with a cargo of iron ore |
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship