Tudor Queen

Vessel name on Arrival: Tudor Queen

Original Builder: Burntisland Shipbuilding Company, Burntisland

Original Yard No: 247

Official Number: 168071

Vessel Type: cargo

GRT: 1029

Year Built: 1940

Arrival Date: 24/09/1959

Breakup Started: 27/09/1959

Date First Beached: 05/11/1959

Date Breakup Completed: 19/12/1959

Draught For’d: 4' 5"

Draught Aft: 11' 3"

Name Changes:

 

1941  :   British Channel Islands Shipping Company Limited 

1946  :   British Channel Traders

1947  :   Queenship Navigation Company Limited  (Coast Lines)

Other Information:

 

06-09-1940  :   Laid Down

31-12-1940  :   Launched

27-02-1941  :   Completed

 

Tonnage  :  1,029 tons (gross)            582 tons (net)

 

Dimensions  :   62.2 metres  x  10.0 metres  x  4.06 metres

 

Propulsion  :   3-cylinder steam reciprocating engine rated at 600 IHP

 

Machinery Manufacturer  :  Rowan of Glasgow

 

Vessel Speed  :   10.25 knots