Name: | TORONDOC |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 14/04/1927 |
Completed: | 05/1927 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Wallsend |
Yard Number: | 1299 |
Dimensions: | 1927grt, 1151nrt, 252.8 x 43.4 x 17.8ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (15, 25 & 40 x 33ins), 92nhp |
Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Reg Number: | 149431 |
History: | |
11/05/1927 | Paterson Steamships Ltd, Newcastle |
1927 | Registered at Fort William, Ontario |
21/05/1942 | Sank |
Comments: | 21/05/1942: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U69, 60 miles |
west of Martinique at position 14.45N - 62.15W | |
On a voyage from St Thomas to Trinidad in ballast |
Above photo as TORONDOC courtesy of Harold Keeping
Profile & Decks plan is copyright of Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, courtesy of David Benedet. Click HERE to enlarge
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