Brookwood (1929) |
Builder: |
William Gray & Co. Ltd. West Hartlepool, England |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1929 |
Launched: |
April 11, 1929 |
Type: |
Freighter |
Completed: |
May 1929 |
Fate: |
Sunk Aug. 23, 1940 (torpedo & gunfire) by U-37 (Kapitänleutnant Victor Oehrn) Location: North Atlantic, 690 miles south southwest of Reykjavik, Iceland. (54.40N-27.57W) 1 man killed (4th Engineer Officer Matthew Beresford Merrikin) 36 survivors picked up by SS Clan Macbean and landed at Freetown, Sierra Leone. |
Dimensions, Machinery and Performance (as built) |
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Length: |
408' |
Engines: |
1 triple expansion (b), 1 exhaust turbine |
Beam: |
53' |
Boilers: |
2 single ended, 1 auxillary single ended |
Draft: |
26' (depth) |
Shafts: |
1 |
Gross Tons: |
5,082 (a) |
HP: |
474 NHP (c) |
DWT: |
N/A |
Speed: |
10 knots |
Notes |
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(a): |
1933 registered at 5,103 tons, 1935 registered at 5,100 tons. |
(b): |
By Central Marine Engine Works, West Hartlepool, England. |
(c): |
1933 registered as 507 NHP. |
Owner |
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As built: |
Joseph Constantine Steamship Lines Ltd. Middlesborough, England |
Masters |
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From |
To |
Name |
N/A |
Aug. 23, 1940 |
Frank H. Chilton |
Ship's History (information not available) |
Page published Aug. 5, 2020 |