Name: | PEEBLES |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 26/07/1911 |
Completed: | 09/1911 |
Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Howdon |
Yard Number: | 189 |
Dimensions: | 4284grt, 2732nrt, 380.0 x 49.0 x 26.7ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (25, 41 & 69 x 48ins), 372nhp |
Engines by: | Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Sunderland |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 129779 |
History: | |
19/09/1911 | Sutherland Steamship Co Ltd (AM Sutherland), Newcastle |
13/10/1917 | Sank |
Comments: | 13/10/1917: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat UB18, 14 miles SxE of Flamborough Head |
On a voyage from the Tyne to Genoa with a cargo of coal and fire bricks |
Shields Daily Gazette, Tuesday, 19/09/1911