Grainton (1911)

Builder:
Ropner Shipbuilding
& Repairing Co.
Stockton-on-Tees, England
Ordered:
N/A
Keel Laid:
N/A
Year Built:
1911
Launched:
February 14, 1911
Type:
Cargo
Completed:
March 26, 1911
Fate:
Wrecked May 31, 1928, sank in tow.

Location: Caribbean Sea,
6 miles southwest of Charlotte Amalie,
St. Thomas, British Virgin Islands
(18.16N - 65.00W)


Owner
Cambay Steamship Co. Ltd.
Carlton Steamship Co. Ltd.


Dimensions, machinery and performance
Length:
415'
Engines:
1 triple expansion
Beam:
16' 8"
Boilers:
N/A
Draft:
N/A
Shafts:
1
Gross Tons:
6,042
HP:
N/A
DWT:
N/A
Speed:
10 knots
Crew:
N/A
Funnels:
1
Passengers:
N/A
Masts:
2


Notes
Mar. 16, 1918:
Damaged by U-103 (torpedo) at position 52.59N - 05.26W, 42 miles SE of Dublin, Ireland.


Builder's Data
Page published May 21, 2008