| Name: | VICTORIAN TRANSPORT |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 21/02/1913 |
| Completed: | 05/1913 |
| Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Howdon |
| Yard Number: | 204 |
| Dimensions: | 4521grt, 2847nrt, 385.1 x 52.0 x 27.1ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (25, 40 & 68 x 48ins), 320nhp |
| Engines by: | Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Sunderland |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 135883 |
| History: | |
| 15/05/1913 | Houlder Bros & Co Ltd, London |
| 1914 | German Navy; renamed BORKUMRIFF |
| 1919 | Empire Transport Co Ltd (Houlder Bros & Co Ltd, managers), London |
| 1919 | Renamed VICTORIAN TRANSPORT |
| 1933 | NG Livanos, Piraeus; renamed EVI |
| 1937 | Renamed ALIAKMON |
| 1939 | Theofano Maritime Co Ltd, Piraeus |
| 20/11/1941 | Missing |
| Comments: | 1914: Seized by the German Government at Stettin |
| 1919: Returned to Houlder Bros | |
| 11/11/1941: Sailed from Loch Ewe for Sydney, Nova Scotia, in ballast | |
| 20/11/1941: Last seen when the convoy she was in dispersed in thick fog |
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Shields Daily News, Saturday, 22/02/1913