| Name: | WAR COURAGE |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 05/09/1918 |
| Completed: | 10/1918 |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 952 |
| Dimensions: | 6625grt, 4068nrt, 412.2 x 55.8 x 34.2ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (27, 44 & 73 x 48ins), 518nhp |
| Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 142684 |
| History: | |
| 17/10/1918 | UK Shipping Controller, London |
| 1919 | Glen Line Ltd, London; renamed GLENSANDA |
| 1928 | Essex Line Ltd (Meldrum & Swinson, managers), London; renamed ESSEX LANCE |
| 15/10/1943 | Sank |
| Comments: | 15/10/1943: Torpedoed by U-Boat U426 and sank 500 miles SW of Iceland |
| On a voyage from Swansea to Halifax with a cargo of anthracite |
Above photo as WAR COURAGE is copyright of Allan C Green. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as ESSEX LANCE is copyright of A Duncan