SS Bertha (1905)

History
Name	SS Bertha
Operator	1905–1923: London and South Western Railway; 1923–1933: Southern Railway;
Port of registry
Builder	Gourlay Brothers, Dundee
Yard number	219
Launched	9 November 1905
Fate	Scrapped 1948
General characteristics
Tonnage	528 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	175.3 feet (53.4 m)
Beam	28.1 feet (8.6 m)
Draught	12.4 feet (3.8 m)

NameSS Bertha

Operator

Yard number219

SS Bertha ^[1] was a cargo vessel built for the London and South Western Railway in 1905.^[2]

v t e Ships operated by the Southern Railway
Ex LB&SCR ships	Arundel Brighton Dieppe La France Newhaven Paris Rouen Sussex Versailles
Ex L&SWR ships	Ada Alberta Ardena Bertha Brittany (renamed Aldershot in 1933) Caesaria Cherbourg Hantonia Laura Lorina Lymington Normannia Princess Ena Ulrica Vera
Ex LB&SC and L&SWR joint ships	PS Duchess of Albany PS Duchess of Kent PS Duchess of Fife PS Duchess of Norfolk PS Princess Margaret
Ex SE&CR ships	Biarritz Canterbury Empress Engadine Invicta Maid of Orleans Riviera Victoria
Ships built for the SR	Arromanches Autocarrier Brighton Brittany Canterbury Deal Dinard Falaise Fratton Freshwater Hampton Ferry Haslemere Hythe Invicta Isle of Guernsey Isle of Jersey Isle of Sark Isle of Thanet Londres Maid of Kent Maidstone Merstone Minster Portsdown Ringwood Ryde Sandown Shepperton Ferry Shanklin Southsea St Briac Tonbridge Twickenham Ferry Worthing Whippingham Whitstable
Ships managed for the Ministry of War Transport	Empire Alde

References

History




Name	SS Bertha
Operator	1905–1923: London and South Western Railway 1923–1933: Southern Railway
Port of registry
Builder	Gourlay Brothers, Dundee
Yard number	219
Launched	9 November 1905
Fate	Scrapped 1948


General characteristics
Tonnage	528 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	175.3 feet (53.4 m)
Beam	28.1 feet (8.6 m)
Draught	12.4 feet (3.8 m)