Ardanbhan (1929)

Builder:
D & W Henderson & Company
Glasgow, Scotland
Ordered:
N/A
Keel Laid:
N/A
Year Built:
1929
Launched:
September 6, 1929
Type:
Cargo
Completed:
November 7, 1929
Fate:
Sunk Dec. 27, 1940 while in convoy OB-263.
Damaged by U-38 (torpedo), sunk thirteen hours later by Enrico Tazzoli (torpedo).

Location: North Atlantic, 343 miles south of Reykjavik, Iceland.
(59.16N - 20.27W)

40 crewmen lost, no survivors.
(Roll of Honour)


Owner
Ardan Steamship Company Ltd.
Glasgow, Scotland
(Managed by Clark & Service)


Dimensions, machinery and performance
Length:
402' 8"
Engines:
1 three cylinder triple expansion
Beam:
52' 1"
Boilers:
N/A
Draft:
27' 3' (depth)
Shafts:
1
Gross Tons:
4,980
HP:
249 (NHP)
DWT:
N/A
Speed:
10 knots
Crew:
N/A
Funnels:
1
Passengers:
N/A
Masts:
2


Masters
From
To
Name
?
Dec. 27, 1940
William A. Mulveny


No Photo Available
Builder's Data
Page published Dec. 27, 2009