Three cylinders of bore 25 1/2", 41", 68" and stroke 48"
Engine Builder
Caledon Shipbuilding and Engineering Col
Engine Builder Works
Dundee
Engine Builder Country
UK
Boiler Details
3 single-ended boilers operating at 180 psi
Propulsion Type
Single Screw
Power
466 NHP
Maximum Speed
11
Additional Construction Information
2 steel decks
Fitted with radio direction-finding equipment
Career Highlights
Date
Event
11 March 1914
Launched
July 1914
Completed
Crew and Capacity Information
Item
Value
Crew
N/K
Passengers
N/K
Cargo Capacity
N/K
Status and Service History Information
Item
Value
Status
Sunk/foundered (Act of War)
Service History Information
Change of name to Zena and owner to Ugo Musso 1936. She was sunk on 11 October 1941 by an aerial torpedo fired by a
Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 830 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm at a position 34°52' N, 12°22'E - South of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean.
I deck and shelter deck with 3rd deck except in aft hold
Cruiser stern
Fitted with radio direction-finding and echo sounding equipment
Career Highlights
Date
Event
15 October 1935
Launched
December 1935
Completed
Crew and Capacity Information
Item
Value
Crew
N/K
Passengers
N/K
Cargo Capacity
N/K
Status and Service History Information
Item
Value
Status
Sunk/foundered (Act of War)
Service History Information
Sunk on 5 July 1941 by two torpedoes fired by German submarine U-96 at position 44° 25' N 28° 35' W. She was used as a troop
ship during the war. The losses of four men are recorded on the Tower Hill memorial - the panel can be seen on the Benjidog Tower Hill website
HERE.
Triple expansion steam engine with cylinders of bore 24 1/2", 48 1/2", 73" with stroke 51" and low pressure turbine with DR
gearing and hydraulic coupling
Engine Builder
Hawthorne Leslie & Co. Ltd
Engine Builder Works
Hebburn, Newcastle
Engine Builder Country
UK
Boiler Details
3 single-ended boilers operating at 215 psi
Propulsion Type
Single Screw
Power
680 MN
Maximum Speed
12.5
Additional Construction Information
2 steel decks and shelter deck
Fitted with radio direction-finding equipment
Career Highlights
Date
Event
4 May 1928
Launched
July 1928
Completed
Crew and Capacity Information
Item
Value
Crew
N/K
Passengers
N/K
Cargo Capacity
N/K
Status and Service History Information
Item
Value
Status
Broken Up
Service History Information
Change of name to Browning and owner to Lamport & Holt Line Ltd. 1949, change of name to Sannicola and
owner to Cia de Vaporese Niques SA 1951, change of name to Mizuho Maru and owner to Muko Kisen KK 1951. Taken to Mukaishima
for breaking 28 February 1961.
Triple expansion steam engine with cylinders of bore 24 1/2", 43 1/2", 78" and stroke 51"
Engine Builder
Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Ltd.
Engine Builder Works
Hebburn, Newcastle
Engine Builder Country
UK
Boiler Details
3 single-ended boilers operating at 215 psi
Propulsion Type
Single Screw
Power
600 MN
Maximum Speed
12
Additional Construction Information
2 steel decks and shelter deck
Fitted with radio direction-finding and echo sounding equipment
Career Highlights
Date
Event
28 January 1928
Launched
March 1928
Completed
Crew and Capacity Information
Item
Value
Crew
N/K
Passengers
N/K
Cargo Capacity
N/K
Status and Service History Information
Item
Value
Status
Wrecked
Service History Information
Change of name to Parthenon and owner to Parthenon Sg Co SA 1950. Parthenon ran aground and was wrecked off
Bavawapadin near Vizagapatam on a voyage from Calcutta to Cochin and Bombay with general cargo on the 20th May 1951.
Triple expansion steam engine with cylinders of bore 24 1/2", 40 1/2", 67" and stroke 51". Low pressure turbine with
DR gearing and hydraulic coupling.
Engine Builder
Cammell, Laird & Co.
Engine Builder Works
Birkenhead
Engine Builder Country
UK
Boiler Details
3 single-ended boilers operating at 220 psi
Propulsion Type
Single Screw
Power
652 NHP
Maximum Speed
13
Additional Construction Information
1 deck and shelter deck. 3rd deck except in Nos 5 and 6 holds
Cruiser stern
Fitted with radio direction-finding equipment
Equipped to carry vegetable oil in a deep tank
Career Highlights
Date
Event
11 October 1934
Launched
December 1934
Completed
Crew and Capacity Information
Item
Value
Crew
N/K
Passengers
N/K
Cargo Capacity
N/K
Status and Service History Information
Item
Value
Status
Sunk/foundered (Act of War)
Service History Information
The vessel was intercepted by German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee and sunk by gunfire on 30 September 1939 after her crew
and passengers were taken off as prisoners of war.
Triple expansion steam engine with cylinders of bore 24 1/2", 40 1/2", 67" and stroke 51". Low pressure turbine with DR gearing
and hydraulic coupling.
Engine Builder
Cammell, Laird & Co.
Engine Builder Works
Birkenhead
Engine Builder Country
UK
Boiler Details
3 single-ended boilers operating at 220 psi
Propulsion Type
Single Screw
Power
608 NHP
Maximum Speed
13
Additional Construction Information
1 deck and shelter deck. 3rd deck except in Nos 5 and 6 holds
Cruiser stern
Fitted with radio direction-finding equipment
Equipped to carry vegetable oil in a deep tank
Career Highlights
Date
Event
7 December 1934
Launched
March 1935
Completed
Crew and Capacity Information
Item
Value
Crew
N/K
Passengers
N/K
Cargo Capacity
N/K
Status and Service History Information
Item
Value
Status
Sunk/foundered (Act of War)
Service History Information
Crispin was requistioned by the Admiralty and converted to the ocean boarding vessel HMS Crispin,
armed with two 6in guns and some light AA-guns in August 1940. She was hit in the engine room by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-107
on 3 April 1941 at position 56° 38' N, 20° 05' W. She was abandoned and sank the following day at position 56°52' N 20° 22' W. There were 20 dead
and 121 survivors.
Enlarged to length 109 Metres/100.3 Metres, GRT 1,816/ DWT 3,205 1964. The photo appears to have been taken before enlargement as
later photos show the vessel with 4 derricks rather than the 2 that appear here. Change of name to Ana and owner to Armadora
Maritima Salvadorefia SA 1974, change of name to Andino and owner to Intercontinental Maritima SA 1956. Taken to Callao for
breaking 1993 - deleted from Lloyd's Register 1997.
The vessel was built for Booth SS Co. Ltd. as Sheridan. In 1964 she was chartered to Lamport & Holt Line after being enlarged
to length 109 Metres/100.3 Meters and 1,765 GRT/3,214 DWT. Her name was changed to Cyril in 1968. Change of owner to Panama Sg. Co.
Inc. 1973, change of name to Angie and owner to Ocean Breeze Cia Naviera SA 1978, change of name to Amalia and owner to
Aegaeus Maritime Co SA 1979, change of name to Wes Point and owner to Wes Line Co. Ltd. SA 1979, change of name to Tomoh Satu
and owner to Perkapalan Sri Tomoh Sdn Bhd 1984, change of owner to Baik SA 1991. In the photo she carries the emblem of Booth Line but bears
the name Cyril so presumably retained the Booth emblem during the period of charter to Lamport & Holt. She was taken to Singapore
26 May 1993 for breaking by Natsteel Shipbreakers.
Built for Rederiet Ocean A/S as Jonna Dan. Change of name to Makati and owner to Austasia Line Ltd. 1964,
change of name to Dominic and owner to Booth Line Ltd. 1967 - at which time she was enlarged to length 128 Metres/118.9 Metres and
4,584GRT/5,838 DWT. Change of name to Dominica and owner to Ring Sg. Enterprises Corp. 1975, change of name to Trojan
and owner to Carl Sg Enterprises Corp. 1976, change of name to Ragnar and owner to Nikki Maritime Ltd. 1981. Foundered at position
32° 52' N 47° 26' W 18 September 1982 whilst en route from Cuba to Libya with a cargo of cement.
