Name: | SIR WILLIAM STEPHENSON |
Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 07/04/1906 |
Completed: | 06/1906 |
Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
Yard: | Jarrow |
Yard Number: | 789 |
Dimensions: | 1540grt, 812nrt, 270.0 x 36.6 x 16.5ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (25, 41 & 66 x 45ins), 350nhp |
Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 122844 |
History: | |
09/06/1906 | Tyne-Tees Steam Shipping Co Ltd, Newcastle |
29/08/1915 | Sank |
Comments: | Accommodation for 60 x 1st Class & 50 x 2nd Class passengers |
29/08/1915: Sank in Yarmouth Roads after being mined off the Cockle LV | |
On a voyage from the Tyne to London carrying general cargo | |
21/08/1915: Mine laid by U-Boat UC6 |
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Jarrow Express, Friday, 13/04/1906