Name: | ROOKWOOD |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 09/07/1952 |
Completed: | 11/1952 |
Builder: | John Readhead & Sons Ltd |
Yard: | West Yard, South Shields |
Yard Number: | 572 |
Dimensions: | 6246grt, 3367nrt, 434.5 x 55.9 x 23.5ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (24.5, 40 & 68 x 45ins) & DR geared LP turbine |
Engines by: | John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 184732 |
History: | |
08/11/1952 | Wm France, Fenwick & Co Ltd, London |
1961 | Navigation Maritime Bulgare, Varna; renamed RILA |
15/04/1974 | Broken up |
Comments: | 15/04/1974: Arrived at Shabla in Bulgaria for breaking up |
Above photo as ROOKWOOD is copyright of B Bass