Name |
WHINHILL |
Construction |
STEEL |
Type |
STEAMER, CARGO |
Date |
1914 |
Description |
Yard Number: 548 1914: Master was T. Allison. September 1917: Sold by Davidson to buyers not stated. 1917: Change of owners to Mason Shipping Co. Ltd., Liverpool. 1918: Master W. H. Tregenna. 1920-21: Master H. Roberts. 1930: Change of name to DUNCARRON. by 1937: Owners now Buchan and Hogg. Registered in Grangemouth. 7th September 1941: Enroute from London to Lossiemouth with cargo of cement, was torpedoed and sunk off Norfolk coast, 3 miles east of Sheringham by E-boat S-50. Crew of 10 and three gunners, only four crew survived. Still listed in Lloyd's Register 1944: Owners now Duncarron S.S. Co. Ltd. (Buchan & Hogg Managers). 1945-46: No mention in Lloyd's Register. |
Shipbuilder |
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited |
Associated |
C R Davidson & Company |
Dimensions |
length 165 5/12' x breadth 25 1/12' x depth 12' Gross Tonnage: 478 ton |