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Name: WANGARD
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 22/08/1906
Completed: 10/1906
Builder: Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd
Yard: Howdon
Yard Number: 139
Dimensions: 4222grt, 7300dwt, 360.3 x 48.0 x 20.2ft
Engines: T3cyl (23, 41 & 69 x 48ins), 372nhp
Engines by: Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Sunderland
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 10.0knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: n/a
History:
10/1906 Midgard Deutsche Seeverkehrs AG, Nordenham
11/01/1909 Wrecked
Comments: 11/01/1909: Wrecked at Punta Mogotes, Argentina
On a voyage from Tacoma to St Vincent CV with a cargo of cereals


Above profile is courtesy of Photoship

Shields Daily News, Thursday, 23/08/1906