Senator (1917)

Later names
Kyleglen

Builder:
Charles Connell & Company
Scotstoun, Scotland
Ordered:
N/A
Keel Laid:
N/A
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
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
From
To
Name
N/A
Dec. 14, 1940
Thomas Storer


Notes
1938:
Sold to Monroe Brothers and renamed Kyleglen.


Builder's Data
Page published Dec. 14, 2009