Name: | TOWER PRINCESS |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 03/04/1969 |
Completed: | 01/05/1969 |
Builder: | Clelands Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Willington Quay |
Yard Number: | 302 |
Dimensions: | 200grt, 162nrt, 428dwt, 137.5 x 25.4 x 8.9ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 4SA, 8cyl (6.5 x 7.25in), 340bhp |
Engines by: | Rolls Royce Ltd, Shrewsbury |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 337199 |
History: | |
05/1969 | Tower Shipping Ltd, London |
1981 | Matthew Ship Chartering, Georgetown; renamed BRAC EXPRESS |
1989 | Naviera Brac Express, San Lorenzo; renamed G & S EXPRESS |
12/05/1990 | Sank |
Comments: | 12/05/1990: Sank off the north coast of Cuba |
on a voyage from Miami to Haiti |
Above photo copyright of the Wallsend News, courtesy of John Dobson
Above photo copyright of Charlie Hill