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Name |
Official number |
Flag |
IMO |
VARNA |
147902 |
GBR |
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Year built |
Date launched |
Date completed |
1924 |
15/05/1924 |
06/1924 |
Vessel type |
Vessel description
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Cargo General
| Steel Screw Steamer 2 Masts |
Builder |
Yard |
Yard no |
Robert Duncan & Co, Port Glasgow |
East Yard |
359 |
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Tonnage |
Length |
Breadth |
Depth |
Draft |
1514 grt / 912 nrt / |
250.0 ft |
37.2 ft |
16.8 ft |
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Engine builder |
David Rowan & Co., Glasgow |
Engine detail |
1-screw, T3cyl (18, 30, 49 x 33in), 138nhp, 9 knots |
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First owner |
First port of register |
Registration date |
Scandinavian Shipping Co. Ltd. - Glen & Co., Glasgow |
Glasgow |
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Other names |
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Subsequent owner and registration history |
1929 Clydesdale Shipowners Ltd. - same managers |
Vessel history |
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Remarks |
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End year |
Fate / Status |
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Bombed 16/02/1941 |
Disposal Detail |
08/02/1941 bombed by German aircraft in 35.42N 14.38W, on passage Leixoes for Swansea with pit props, sank on 16/02/1941 in 44.55N - 22.30W |
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