| Name: | WHITE CREST |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 06/02/1928 |
| Completed: | 03/1928 |
| Builder: | William Dobson & Co |
| Yard: | Walker |
| Yard Number: | 228 |
| Dimensions: | 4365grt, 2647nrt, 400.4 x 53.0 x 25.3ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (25.5, 42 & 70 x 48ins), 410nhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 149454 |
| History: | |
| 06/03/1928 | Hall Brothers Steamship Co Ltd (Hall Bros), Newcastle |
| 24/02/1942 | Sank |
| Comments: | 24/02/1942: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U558, 560 miles SW of St John's Nfl |
| On a voyage from Cardiff to Buenos Aires with a cargo of coal | |
| All 47 crew died |
Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox
Newcastle Journal, Tuesday, 07/02/1928