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Re: ss thorold
Posted by: Ron (IP Logged)
Date: November 18, 2005 07:22AM

Hi Tony

1,689 tons built for Ontario Transportation & Pulp Co., Ltd., London
Dimensions 250.0 x 43.1
Built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Newcastle and completeed in July 1922 as Yard No.1187 and launched as CHICAGO TRIBUNE (Official No.146589(
1924 owned by Chicago Tribune Transportation Co., Ltd., London - s/o
1929 owned by Quebec & Ontario Transportation Co., Ltd., Montreal - s/o
1933 renamed THOROLD s/o
1940 - Ministry of Shipping, London; R. S. Dalgleish was the manager
Bombed and straffed, sunk, 22 Aug 1940, 2½ miles south of the Smalls, voyage from Cardiff to London with coal
Ten men, including Captain Jackson, were lost and five were wounded.

Cheers Ron



Subject Written By Posted
  ss thorold tony peake 11/18/2005 05:18AM
  Re: ss thorold Billy McGee 11/18/2005 07:16AM
  Re: ss thorold Ron 11/18/2005 07:22AM
  Re: ss thorold Ted Finch 11/18/2005 07:23AM
  Re: ss thorold tony peake 11/18/2005 10:23AM
  Re: ss thorold Charles Coffin 11/18/2005 04:23PM


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