D/S Chevington

Call sign
GCWF
Shipping company
Nationality
Great Britain flaggGreat Britain
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1923
Yard number
39
Month of delivery
Mai

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Torpedoed, 12.10.1941
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
1.537
Net tonnage:
920

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 150

Dimensions

Length:
244.8'
Beam:
38.0'
Draft:
17.5'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    5/1923: Broomhill Collieries Ltd., Newcastle, U.K. - CHEVINGTON
    /1931: Broomhill Steamships Ltd., Newcastle,U.K. - CHEVINGTON
    10/1941: Torpedert og senket 12/10-41 av tysk E-båt S 105 (2nd.German flotille) utenfor Cromer. 9 personer omkom.

     

    Sources

     

    http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?10084