TYNE BUILT SHIPS
  A history of Tyne shipbuilders and the ships that they built

Home

Shipbuilders

Ships

River Views

About

Copyright


Select

Ship Name

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

XYZ



Name: BEGONIA
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 11/01/1918
Completed: 03/1918
Builder: William Dobson & Co
Yard: Walker
Yard Number: 208
Dimensions: 2929grt, 1783nrt, 331.0 x 48.0 x 22.2ft
Engines: T3cyl (22.5, 36.5 & 62 x 42ins), 249nhp
Engines by: North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 139882
History:
06/03/1918 Stag Line Ltd (J Robinson & Sons), North Shields
21/03/1918 Sank
Comments: 21/03/1918: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat UB55, 44 miles SxW of Wolf Rock
On a voyage from the Tyne & Plymouth to Salonica carrying Admiralty stores