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Harborough (1932) |
Builder: |
Lithgows Ltd. Port Glasgow, Scotland |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1932 |
Launched: |
June 22, 1932 |
Type: |
Freighter |
Completed: |
August 1932 |
Fate: |
Sunk Sept. 14, 1942 by U-515 (Kapitänleutnant Werner Henke) Location: Caribbean Sea, 47 miles east by south of Plaisance, Trinidad. (10.03N-60.20W) 2 crewmen lost, 48 survivors landed at Pembroke Beach, Tobago on Sept. 16. (Roll of Honour) |
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Dimensions, Machinery and Performance (as built) |
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Length: |
428' |
Engines: |
Triple expansion (a) |
Beam: |
56' 2" |
Boilers: |
2 single ended & 1 auxiliary |
Draft: |
26' (depth) |
Shafts: |
1 |
Gross Tons: |
5,415 |
HP: |
481 NHP |
DWT: |
N/A |
Speed: |
11 knots |
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Built by D. Rowan & Co. Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland. |
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Owner |
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As built: |
Willis Steamship Company Ltd. London, England (J&C Harrison Managers) |
*Under charter to Lamport & Holt, London, England at the time of loss. |
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Masters |
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Sept. 14, 1942 |
Frank Norman Hibbert |
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Page published June 30, 2020 |