| Name: | ETHELBURGA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 03/08/1887 |
| Completed: | 09/1887 |
| Builder: | J Readhead & Co |
| Yard: | West Yard, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 229 |
| Dimensions: | 2223grt 1446nrt, 290.0 x 38.5 x 18.7ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (23, 37.5 & 61 x 39ins), 250nhp |
| Engines by: | J Readhead & Co, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 89785 |
| History: | |
| 07/09/1887 | Dillon, Harrowing & Co, Whitby |
| 1893 | JH Harrowing, Whitby |
| 1906 | Robert Harrowing & Co, Whitby |
| 1910 | Harrowing Steamship Co Ltd, Whitby |
| 1911 | John Adams & Sons, Newcastle; renamed ADAMS |
| 1911 | Brand-Adams Steamship Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| 17/10/1917 | Sank |
| Comments: | 17/10/1917: Torpedoed & sunk by U62 when 6 miles from The Lizard, Cornwall |
| On a voyage from the Tyne to San Nazaire with a cargo of coal |
Above photo as ADAMS courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return