Earnwell (1886) |
Later names |
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Leelanaw (1898) |
Builder: |
Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co. Ltd. Jarrow-on-Tyne, England |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1887 |
Launched: |
December 27, 1886 |
Type: |
Freighter |
Completed: |
February 1887 |
GRT: |
1,323 (1,923 when sunk) |
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Fate: |
Sunk July 25, 1915 by SMS U-41 (Kapitänleutnant Klaus Hensen) gunfire and torpedo. Location: North Atlantic aprox. 60 miles NW of the Orkney Islands. No casualties. |
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Owners |
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1886: |
Earnwell Steamship Company Ltd. Newcastle-on-Tyne, England |
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1898: |
Saginaw Steel Steamship Company New York, New York |
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1903: |
Michigan Steamship Company New York, New York |
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1907: |
Pacific Freighting Company Tacoma, Washington |
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1909: |
R. Dunsmuir & Sons Tacoma, Washington |
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1911: |
J. Jerome Tacoma, Washington |
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1912: |
Leelanaw Steamship Company San Francisco, California |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Dec. 16, 2017 |