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.

Queen City. Page [1] [2]
Official Loss Report. Page [1] [2]