SS Tregarthen
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Tregarthen |
| Owner | Hain Steam Ship Co |
| Port of registry | London |
| Builder | Lithgows, Port Glasgow |
| Yard number | 884 |
| Launched | 30 July 1936 |
| Completed | September 1936 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk by torpedo, 6 June 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 5,201 GRT, 3,067 NRT |
| Length | 432.3 ft (131.8 m) |
| Beam | 56.2 ft (17.1 m) |
| Draught | 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m) |
| Depth | 24.8 ft (7.6 m) |
| Decks | 1 |
| Installed power | 469 NHP |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h) |
| Crew | 42 + 3 DEMS gunners |
| Sensors & processing systems | wireless direction finding |
| Notes | sister ship: Trewellard |
SS Tregarthen was a cargo steamship that was built in Scotland for the Hain Steam Ship Co in 1936. She was sunk with all hands by a U-boat in 1941 in the Battle of the Atlantic.
She was the third ship to be called Tregarthen in the Hain SS Co fleet. The first was a steamship that was launched in 1904, sold in 1911 and renamed.[1] The second was a steamship that was launched in 1913, sold in 1933 and renamed.[2]
In 1936 Lithgows built a pair of steamships in its Port Glasgow shipyard for the Hain SS Co. Trewellard was launched on 16 June 1936 and completed that July.[3] Her sister ship Tregarthen was launched on 30 July and completed that September.[4]
Tregarthen's registered length was 432.3 ft (131.8 m), her beam was 56.2 ft (17.1 m) and her depth was 24.8 ft (7.6 m). Her tonnages were 5,201 GRT and 3,067 NRT.[5]
Tregarthen had a single screw. David Rowan and Co of Glasgow built her engines. Her main propulsion was a three-cylinder triple expansion steam engine. Exhaust steam from its low-pressure cylinder drove a low-pressure steam turbine, which in turn drove a steam compressor. Her turbine drove the same propeller as her piston engine. Between them the two engines were rated at 469 NHP[5] and gave Tregarthen a speed of 11 knots (20 km/h).[6]
