| Name: | DUMFRIES |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 17/06/1935 |
| Completed: | 07/1935 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 595 |
| Dimensions: | 5149grt, 3061nrt, 416.3 x 55.2 x 26.0ft |
| Engines: | Q4cyl (23, 32.5, 47 & 68 x 48ins), 442nhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 161585 |
| History: | |
| 20/07/1935 | BJ Sutherland & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| 1941 | Gdynia America Shipping Lines (London) Ltd; registered at Newcastle |
| 23/12/1944 | Sank |
| Comments: | 23/12/1944: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U772, 20 miles south of the Isle of Wight |
| On voyage from Bona to the Tyne with a cargo of iron ore |
Above photo is courtesy of Clive Ketley
Above photo is courtesy of George Robinson
Profile & Decks plans courtesy of Dave Tranter. Click HERE to enlarge
