Historia
This freighter, (standard ww1) was built in 1919 by J. Coughlan & Sons Ltd. in Vancouver, BC.
Notas históricas
In 1941 she caught fire (possibly due to sabotage) SE of Cape Farewell and sank.
Propietarios y capitanes
In 1919 she was owned by the Convoy S.S. Co. Ltd. Halifax NS Canada.
In 1922 her ownership reverted to Board of Trade.
In 1922 she was owned by Ben Line Steamers Ltd. (W. Thomson & Co., mgrs.).
In 1922 registered as Leith UK.
Remotorización
In 1922 she was re-engined with a triple expansion 3-cylinder steam engine built by J.G. Kincaid & Co. Ltd., Greenock UK
Referencias
- Somner, Graeme. 1980 (Ben Line Fleet List and Short History) World Ship Society, Kendall UK
- British Standard Ships of World War One
- Lloyd's Register Vol. 1 1926-1927
- Lloyd's Register of Shipping Vol.2 (Appendix) 1927-28
- Sawyer, L.A. & W.H. Mitchell (1968)
- Lloyd’s Register of Shipping 1920 Steamers archive.org ↗ (website viewed 26/11/2025)
