Lochmonar
Ship Number
517
Vessel Type
Passenger / Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Yard
East Yard
Slip Number
9
Launch Date
December 8, 1923
Delivered
June 26, 1924
Owner
RMSP Meat Transports Ltd
Weight
9463 grt
BP Length
485 feet
Breadth
62 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
12.5 knots
Propulsion
H&W B&W 4SCSA 5000 bhp 16 cylinder dim 9 1/8 – 45 1/4
Official No.
147677
Registered
London
Fate
Scrapped
Lochmonar

[Harland and Wolff Collection]
7.1924: Completed by Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast for Royal Mail Meat Transports Ltd., and named Lochmonar.
 
30.11.1927: Following a defect developing in the steering gear Lochmonar over-ran the sunken revetment at Taylor's Bank in the Mersey, and broke her back when the tide ebbed. The ship was cut in two just forward of the bridge and a new bow was fitted by the builders. Lochmonar's next visit to Merseyside saw the unusual spectacle of a ship passing part of herself !
 
4.8.1932: Fleet passed into ownership of Royal Mail Lines Ltd.
 
19.9.1948: Ran aground near Little Cayman island during a hurricane,
 
30.9.1948: Refloated  by salvage steamer "Curb".
 
1949: Sold to British Iron & Steel Corporation and arrived Blyth 18.4.1949 for demolition by Hughes Bolckow Ltd.
 
[The Pirre-Kylsant Motorships 1915-1932. Alan S Mallett and Andrew M. B. Bell]