SS Thorpehall
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Name
- Oakmere
- Bazan
- Thorpehall
Owner
- Watson Steamship Co. (1910–1916)
- Lever Brothers (1916–1917)
- Bromport Steamship Co. (1917–1923)
- MacAndrews and Co. (1923–1936)
- Westcliffe Shipping Co. (1936–1938)
BuilderSunderland Shipbuilding Co., Sunderland, England
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Sunderland Shipbuilding Co., Sunderland, England |
| Launched | 8 June 1910 |
| Completed | 13 July 1910 |
| Identification | Official number: 124289 |
| Fate | Sunk by aircraft, 25 May 1938 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Freighter |
| Tonnage |
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| Length | 260 ft (79.2 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Draught | 15.9 ft (4.8 m) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | 1 screw propeller; 1 triple-expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
SS Thorpehall was a small freighter built before the First World War. Completed in 1910, she was intended for the West African trade. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, the ship was sunk by Nationalist bombers in May 1938.
Thorpehall had an overall length of 245 feet (74.7 m), with a beam of 36 feet (11.0 m) and a draught of 15.9 feet (4.8 m). The ship was assessed at 1,251 gross register tons (GRT) and 744 net register tons (NRT). She had a vertical triple-expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated at a total of 173 nominal horsepower and produced 950 indicated horsepower (710 kW). This gave her a maximum speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).[1]
