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Name: SHIRVAN
Type: Tanker
Launched: 03/11/1925
Completed: 12/1925
Builder: Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd
Yard: Low Walker
Yard Number: 1007
Dimensions: 6017grt, 3671nrt, 411.8 x 53.4 x 31.6ft
Engines: T3cyl (27, 45 & 75 x 48ins), 552nhp
Engines by: North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 10.0knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 148714
History:
19/12/1925 Baltic Trading Co Ltd, London
10/11/1944 Sank
Comments: 10/11/1944: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U100, 45 miles west of Reykjavik
On a voyage from Bowling to Hvalfjord with a cargo of gas oil


Above photo is copyright of the National Maritime Museum

Above image is copyright of the National Maritime Museum

Above image is copyright of the National Maritime Museum

Above image is copyright of the National Maritime Museum