War Anchusa
Ship Number
355GK
Vessel Type
''A' type cargo ship
Built
Greenock Yard
Yard
Greenock
Launch Date
07/12/1918
Delivered
22/01/1919
Owner
Shipping Controller
Weight
5244 grt
BP Length
400 feet
Breadth
53.2 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
11.5 knots
Propulsion
T3cyl (27, 44 & 73 x 48ins), 517nhp, 3000ihp
Official No.
142767
Registered
London
Fate
Torpedoed
War Anchusa

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The vessel was under construction at Caird & Co. of Greenock when the yard was taken over by Harland & Wolff in 1916, Caird's ship number was retained.
 
09/1919 Temperley SS Co Ltd - J. Temperley & Co., London, renamed Bembridge
09/1924 Cadogan S.S. Co. Ltd. - T. Dunlop & Sons, Glasgow, renamed Queen Olga
12/1936 Talisman Shipping Co. Ltd. - Monroe Bros., Liverpool
03/1937 Severn S.S. Co. (Mark Withwill Shipping Ltd.) Bristol, renamed Severn Leigh
01/1938 Kelston S.S. Co. Ltd. - Mark Whitwill Shipping Ltd., Bristol
 
Torpedoed 28th March 1940 by U37 south of Iceland 54.31N - 25.41W on passage Hull for St. John, New Brunswick with the loss of 33 lives.