Name: | SOMMERSTAD |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 21/06/1906 |
Completed: | 08/1906 |
Builder: | Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd |
Yard: | Hebburn |
Yard Number: | 102 |
Dimensions: | 3875grt, 2502nrt, 340.0 x 47.1 x 27.3ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (24.5, 41 & 67 x 45ins), 301nhp |
Engines by: | Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Middlesbrough |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 9.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
08/1906 | Klaveness D/S A/S (AF Klaveness & Co), Sandefjord |
12/08/1918 | Sank |
Comments: | 12/08/1918: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U117 when 30 miles SE of |
Fire Island Light Vessel, New York, when inward from Bergen in ballast |
Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox
Jarrow Express, Friday, 03/08/1906