SS Thistlegarth
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Sunderland, United Kingdom| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Thistlegarth |
| Owner | Allan, Black & Co. - Albyn Line |
| Port of registry | Sunderland, United Kingdom |
| Builder | James Laing & Sons Ltd. |
| Yard number | 706 |
| Launched | 9 July 1929 |
| Completed | September 1929 |
| Acquired | September 1929 |
| Maiden voyage | September 1929 |
| In service | September 1929 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk 15 October 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 4,747 GRT |
| Length | 128.32 m (421 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 17.07 m (56 ft 0 in) |
| Depth | 7.32 m (24 ft 0 in) |
| Installed power | 1 x 3 cyl. triple expansion engine, 2 single boilers, 1 auxiliary boiler, 8 corrugated furnaces |
| Propulsion | Screw propeller |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Capacity | 39 |
| Crew | 38 |
SS Thistlegarth was a British armed merchant cargo ship that the German submarine U-103 torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 45 nautical miles (83 km; 52 mi) west-northwest of Rockall while she was travelling in Convoy OB 228 from Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom to Father Point, New Brunswick, Canada in ballast.[1]
Thistlegarth was built by the James Laing & Sons Ltd. shipyard at Sunderland, United Kingdom. She was launched in July and completed in September 1929. The ship was 128.32 metres (421 ft 0 in) long, had a beam of 17.07 metres (56 ft 0 in) and had a depth of 7.32 metres (24 ft 0 in). She was assessed at 4,747 gross register tons (GRT) and had one 3-cylinder triple expansion engine along with two single boilers, one auxiliary boiler and eight corrugated furnaces driving a single screw propeller. The ship could generate 430 nhp and could reach a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).[2]
