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Senator (1917) |
Later names |
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Kyleglen |
Builder: |
Charles Connell & Company Scotstoun, Scotland |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1917 |
Launched: |
October 11, 1916 |
Type: |
Freighter |
Completed: |
February 1917 |
Fate: |
Sunk December 14, 1940 by U-100 (torpedo) while dispersed from convoy OB-256. Location: North Atlantic, 536 miles south of Reykjavik, Iceland. (56.25N - 22.55W) 36 crewmen killed, no survivors. (Roll of Honour) |
Owner |
Charente Steamship Company Ltd. (T&J Harrison) Liverpool, England |
1938: |
Kyle Shipping Company Ltd. (Monroe Brothers) Cardiff, Wales |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
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Length: |
352' 9" |
Engines: |
1 Three cylinder triple expansion |
Beam: |
47' 7" |
Boilers: |
N/A |
Draft: |
26' 9" |
Shafts: |
1 |
Gross Tons: |
3,670 |
HP: |
367 (NHP) |
DWT: |
6,170 |
Speed: |
10 knots |
Crew: |
N/A |
Funnels: |
1 |
Passengers: |
N/A |
Masts: |
2 |
Masters |
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From |
To
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Name |
N/A |
Dec. 14, 1940 |
Thomas Storer |
Notes |
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1938: |
Sold to Monroe Brothers and renamed Kyleglen. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Dec. 14, 2009 |