Historia
This freighter was built in 1912 by Charles Connell & Company in Glasgow, Scotland.
Notas históricas
On May 28, 1922 this freighter, while being piloted in the Columbia River, collided with the American freighter Iowan off Altoona Head near Grays Bay with the loss of 7 lives. The Welsh Prince, was on a voyage from Baltimore MD to Kobe Japan, ignited by a boiler fire was destroyed and sank. The wreck of the Welsh Prince was dynamited in situ.
Propietarios y capitanes
In 1912 she was owned by Indian Steam Ship Co.Ltd.( James Gardiner & Co.), Glasgow UK.
In 1917 she was owned by Rio-Cape Line Ltd., (Furness, Withy & Company Ltd., manager).
In 1922 she was owned by the Furness-Prince Line.
Capitanes
Captain H.H. Hill (1922);
Referencias
- Don Marshall (1984) Oregon Shipwrecks
- The Eugene Guard (Eugene OR USA) Monday May 29, 1922 page 1
- www.clydeships.co.uk ↗ (website viewed 10/02/2023)
