Name: | WILLINGTONIA |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 15/11/1917 |
Completed: | 01/1918 |
Builder: | Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Company |
Yard: | Willington Quay |
Yard Number: | 197 |
Dimensions: | 3228grt, 1951nrt, 331.2 x 50.5 x 22.2ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (24, 40 & 65 x 42ins), 298nhp |
Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 140705 |
History: | |
01/1918 | Ericsson Shipping Co Ltd, Newcastle |
25/08/1918 | Sank |
Comments: | 25/08/1918: Sank after being torpedoed by U-Boat UC27 when 13 miles SW of |
Marittimo 37.49N – 11.10E on a voyage from Barry to Corfu with coal. |