| Name: | PORT NAPIER |
| Type: | Refrigerated Cargo Ship completed as a Minelayer |
| Launched: | 23/04/1940 |
| Completed: | 06/1940 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 1569 |
| Dimensions: | 9847grt, 5906nrt, 503.3 x 68.2 x 29.8ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Oil engines, 2SCSA, Doxford type, 5cyl (670 x 2320mm) |
| Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd - no 1624 |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws |
| Reg Number: | 167578 |
| History: | |
| 12/06/1940 | The Admiralty, London |
| 27/11/1940 | Sank |
| Comments: | Ordered for the Port Line but requisitioned by The Admiralty prior to launching |
| 1940: Completed as a minelayer to carry 600 x naval mines | |
| Armed with 2 x 1 x 4.0ins, 2 x 1 x 2pdr & 4 x 1 x 20mm guns | |
| 27/11/1940: Caught fire in the engine room while bunkering at Lochalsh | |
| She was towed away from the jetty before she exploded & sank | |
| A repeat of PORT JACKSON hull with one frame (33ins) added at midships |
Above photo of the wreckage is copyright of Mike Peel
Above photo of the wreckage is courtesy of Wikipedia