| Name: | READING |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 26/05/1914 |
| Completed: | 11/1914 |
| Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Howdon |
| Yard Number: | 217 |
| Dimensions: | 3801grt, 2396nrt, 374.9 x 51.3 x 23.7ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (25, 41 & 69 x 48ins), 367nhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 9.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 136968 |
| History: | |
| 12/01/1915 | Seville & United Kingdom Carrying Co Ltd (J Cory & Sons), Cardiff |
| 1919 | Orders & Handford Steamship Co Ltd, Cardiff |
| 1934 | S & D Fafalios, Chios; renamed STAMOS |
| 29/12/1952 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 29/12/1952: Arrived at Barrow-in-Furness for breaking up by TW Ward Ltd |
Above photo as READING is courtesy of Clive Ketley. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
READING, nearest the camera, laid up in the River Torridge. Above photo is courtesy of George Robinson