Name: | OTTO SVERDRUP |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 28/04/1904 |
Completed: | 06/1904 |
Builder: | John Readhead & Sons |
Yard: | West Yard, South Shields |
Yard Number: | 377 |
Dimensions: | 3526grt, 2291nrt, 340.9 x 46.6 x 24.7ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (24, 40 & 65 x 45ins), 283nhp |
Engines by: | John Readhead & Sons, South Shields |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
06/1904 | Bergh & Helland, Bergen |
1916 | A/S D/S Otto Sverdrup (Bergh & Helland) |
1935 | Wallsend Shipping Co Ltd (Arthur Stott & Co Ltd), Newcastle |
07/1935 | Broken up |
Comments: | 1935: Bought for breaking up under the UK Scrap and Build Scheme |
15/07/1935: Arrived at Dunston for breaking up by Clayton & Davie Ltd |
Above photo, dated 06/09/1928, is courtesy of Michael Preston
Shields Daily News, Friday, 29/04/1904