D/S River Lugar

Call sign
GZRM
Class
LR100A1
Shipping company
Mungo Campbell & Co., Newcastle.
Nationality
Great Britain flaggGreat Britain
Home port
Glasgow, UK

Shipyard

Name
Lithgows Ltd., Port Glasgow, Scotland.
Build year
1937
Yard number
895
Month of delivery
August

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
5.423
Net tonnage:
3.152

Engine

Propulsion:
Triple 3 cyl.

Dimensions

Length:
441.0'
Beam:
58.2'
Draft:
25.6'
  • Miscellaneous

    1. M/S River Lugar - Foto v/ uboat.net

    HISTORIKK:
    v/H.Larsson-Fedde.

    8/1937: Ayrshire Navigation Co.Ltd(Campbell Bros. & Co)Glasgow, U.K. - RIVER LUGAR
    /1939: Ayrshire Navigation Co.Ltd(Mungo Campbeeø & Co.Ltd)Glasgow, U.K. - RIVER LUGAR
    6/1941: Torpedert og senket 27/6-41 i pos. N 24.00', W 21.00' av tysk ubåt U-69 ( Korvettenkapitän Jost Metzler ) i konvoi SL 78 på reise Pepel, Sierra Leone via Freetown til Barry Roards,Uk.med 9250 tonn  jernmalm 40 mann døde , 6 mann reddet av HMS BURDOCK ( K126 ).

    Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin, 3 cylindere diam. 21 1/2", 36" & 63"-42" & LP turbine with
    DR gearing & hydraulic coupling.bygd ved Rankin & Blackmore, Ltd. Greenock, Uk.


    Se også:
    https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/1010.html



    Shipwreck location

    Latitude: 24
    Longitude: -21

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