Name: | OUSE |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 21/09/1911 |
Completed: | 11/1911 |
Builder: | William Dobson & Co |
Yard: | Walker |
Yard Number: | 174 |
Dimensions: | 1004grt, 419nrt, 240.2 x 34.2 x 15.4ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (22.25, 36 & 61 x 39ins), 331nhp |
Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 14.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 128876 |
History: | |
04/11/1911 | Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Co, Goole |
1922 | London & North Western Railway Co, Goole |
1923 | London, Midland & Scottish Railway, Goole |
08/08/1940 | Sank |
Comments: | 1917 to 1919: Operated as an Admiralty decoy or "Q" ship under the names RULE, |
BARYTA, CASSOR and Q35 | |
08/08/1940: Sank 25 miles south of Eastbourne after a collision with fleet mate RYE | |
She was trying to avoid an attack by a German MTB | |
On voyage Goole to Cowes with a cargo of coal |
Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox