Name: | SNOWDON |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 08/01/1924 |
Completed: | 01/1924 |
Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Howdon |
Yard Number: | 383 |
Dimensions: | 3979grt, 2414nrt, 380.3 x 51.9 x 23.4ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (25, 41 & 68 x 48ins), 381nhp |
Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 9.5knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 145738 |
History: | |
26/01/1924 | Snowdon Steamship Co Ltd (Charles Radcliffe, managers), Cardiff |
1925 | Charles Radcliffe Ltd, Cardiff |
1927 | Redgate Steamship Co Ltd (Turnbull, Scott & Co, managers), London |
1927 | Renamed TRONGATE |
10/04/1942 | Sank |
Comments: | 09/04/1942: Fire in cargo (which included explosives) off Halifax, Nova Scotia |
10/04/1942: Scuttled offshore to prevent casualties in Halifax | |
On a voyage from Montreal to the UK carrying toluol, munitions & general cargo |
Above photo as TRONGATE is courtesy of Clive Ketley