Speybank
Ship Number
686
Vessel Type
Cargo Ship
Built
Govan Yard
Slip Number
7
Launch Date
February 25, 1926
Delivered
April 20, 1926
Owner
Bank line Ltd
Weight
5155 grt
BP Length
420 feet
Breadth
53-9 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
10.5 knots
Propulsion
Two 6cyl 4SCSA (630x960mm), 717nhp H&W B&W
Official No.
148902
Registered
Glasgow
Fate
Torpedoed
Speybank

An "Inverbank" Class vessel, owned by the Bank Line in Liverpool, was captured by the German raider Atlantis, and was subsequently brought to France by a prize crew. There, she was converted to auxiliary minelayer. Renamed Doggerbank, she made a daring sortie to the waters of South-Africa, where she laid her dangerous cargo. Doggerbank had left Yokohama on 17th December,  1942, and she was steaming about 1000 miles west of the Canaries, when she was hit by three torpedoes