| Name: | PORT TOWNSVILLE |
| Type: | Refrigerated Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 21/05/1935 |
| Completed: | 24/08/1935 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 1495 |
| Dimensions: | 8661grt, 5228nrt, 496.4x 65.2 x 31.0ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Oil engines, 2SCSA, Sulzer type, 8cyl (720 x 1250mm), 2237nhp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 16.5knots |
| Reg Number: | 164519 |
| History: | |
| 21/08/1935 | Commonwealth & Dominion Line Ltd, London |
| 1938 | Port Line Ltd, London |
| 04/03/1941 | Sank |
| Comments: | Accommodation for 12 x passengers |
| 03/03/1941: Bombed and damaged by German aircraft | |
| 04/03/1941: Sank 10 miles west of Milford Haven at 51.57N - 05.43W | |
| On a voyage from Newport to Australia carrying tinplate & general cargo |
Above photo is copyright of Alex Wood
Above photo is copyright of Alex Wood
Shields Daily News, Tuesday, 27/08/1935