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Branksome Hall (1904) |
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Glenavon (1906) |
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Branksome Hall (1911) |
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Builder: |
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. Wallsend, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1904 |
Launched: |
October 25, 1904 |
Type: |
Freighter |
Completed: |
December 1904 |
Fate: |
Sunk July 14, 1918 (torpedo) by SMS UB-105 (Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm Marschall) Location: Mediterranean Sea, 10 miles north of Haniyah, Libya. (33.09N-21.30E) No casualties. |
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Dimensions, Machinery and Performance (as built) |
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Length: |
374' 8" |
Engines: |
1 triple expansion (a) |
Beam: |
46' 7" |
Boilers: |
N/A |
Draft: |
27' 8" (depth) |
Shafts: |
1 |
Gross Tons: |
4,262 |
HP: |
330 NHP |
DWT: |
N/A |
Speed: |
11 knots |
Notes |
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(a): |
By Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Company Ltd., Wallsend-on-Tyne, England. |
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Owner |
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As built: |
Ellerman Lines Ltd. Liverpool, England |
1906: |
McGregor, Gow & Company (Glen Line) Liverpool, England |
1911: |
Ellerman Lines Ltd. Liverpool, England (Hall Line Ltd. managers) |
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Masters |
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Name |
1904 |
1905 |
N/A |
1905 |
1911 |
B. Woolfenden |
1915 |
1917 |
H. K. Jenkins |
1917 |
1918 |
G. A. Frew |
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Ship's History |
Apr. 11, 1917: |
Damaged by torpedo from SMS UC-26 (Kapitänleutnant Matthias Graf von Schmettow) No casualties. |
Nov. 2, 1917: |
Damaged by torpedo from SMS UC-65 (Kapitänleutnant Claus Lafrenz) No casualties. |
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Page published Aug. 7, 2020 |