British armed merchantman sunk in the Red Sea at Ras Muhammad
Steam windlass and mooring winches aboard Thistlegorm
History
United Kingdom
Owner
Albyn Line
Operator
Albyn, Black & Co
Port of registry
Sunderland
Builder
J.L. Thompson and Sons, Sunderland
Yard number
599
Launched
9 April 1940
Sponsored by
Mrs KW Black
Completed
24 June 1940
Identification
UK official number 163052
call sign GLWQ
Fate
Sunk by German aircraft 6 October 1941
General characteristics
Type
Cargo ship
Tonnage
4,898 GRT, 2,750 NRT
Displacement
c.13,000 tons fully loaded
Length
415.1 ft (126.5 m)
Beam
58.2 ft (17.7 m)
Draught
26 ft (7.9 m)
Depth
24.8 ft (7.6 m)
Decks
1
Installed power
365 NHP, 1,850 IHP
Propulsion
1 × triple-expansion engine
1 × screw
Crew
41
Sensors and processing systems
wireless direction finding
echo sounding device
Armament
1 × 4 in (100 mm) low angle gun
1 × 3 in (76 mm) anti-aircraft gun[1]
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