Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Newmount (1903)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Newmount
Also known as:
Meaford (1906)
Year of Build:
1903
Official Number:
118615
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wallsend
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
1889
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Bay of Biscay
How:
War Loss
History
Chronology:

249x42x21 Owned by Farrar Transportation Co. Built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend England. 1903. Built for Montreal Transportation Co., delivery refused, resold to Farrar. Requisitioned for war use 1916. Sank U-boat by gunfire 12/06/17 near Sicily. Reported missing 10/03/18 en route Gibraltar-Belfast.

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Website:
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Newmount (1903)