Queen City (1)
Built in 1924 by J L Thompson at North Sands, Sunderland as Cragness for Oakwin Steamship Company Ltd. 4809 gt: LBP 125.6m: Beam 16.8m: Service speed 11.0kt
1927 | Cragness, St.Just Steamship Company Ltd. |
1929 | Cragness, Reardon Smith Line Ltd. |
1931 | Queen City (1), Reardon Smith Line Ltd. |
1942 | Torpedoed and sunk by Italian U-Boat Enrico Tazzoli in 00.49S:41.34W on 21st December on passage Bombay to UK with a cargo of Hemp, Jute, Rubber and other generals. See Official Loss Reports. |
Queen City. Photo taken British Columbia sometime early 1930's. |