Name: | VERA |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 12/12/1906 |
Completed: | 01/1907 |
Builder: | Wood, Skinner & Co Ltd |
Yard: | Bill Quay |
Yard Number: | 139 |
Dimensions: | 1343grt 735nrt, 232.2 x 35.1 x 16.5ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (17.5, 29 & 48.25 x 33ins), 139nhp |
Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 8.5knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
01/1907 | A/S D/S Heimdal, Copenhagen |
1932 | Helsingin Lloyd Oy, Helsinki; renamed OTTO |
1944 | Werner Hacklin, Helsinki; ;renamed HALVAR H |
19/03/1953 | Broken up |
Comments: | 1953: Sold to British Iron & Steel Corporation (Salvage) Ltd, 'BISCO', for £14,500 |
19/03/1953: Arrived at Charlestown for breaking up by Metal Industries | |
21/04/1953: Breaking up commenced |
Above photo as VERA is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo as VERA is copyright of the Museet for Søfart