A.E. AMES (1903, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
A.E. AMES
Also known as:
BREUGHEL; GINETTE LEBORGNE
Year of Build:
1903
Official Number:
114449
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wallsend-On-Tyne, United Kingdom
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Northumberland Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
W. Petersen Ltd
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 20 1/2"-33"-59"; 39" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 13'6" x 10'3"
Propulsion Notes:
Engine and boilers built by Wallsend Slipway Co., 1903
Hull Dimensions
Length:
246'
Beam:
37'
Depth:
24'
Tonnage (gross):
1637
Tonnage (net):
1020
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off of Sardinia, Italy
Date:
13 Sep 1940
How:
Lost by enemy action
History
Chronology:

1903 Owned W. Petersen Ltd

1904 Owned Canadian Ocean & Inland Navigation Co., Ltd

1910 Owned Merchants Mutual Line Ltd

1914 Owned Canada Steamship Line Ltd

1921 Owned in Belgium; renamed BREUGHEL

1925 Owned in France; renamed GINETTE LEBORGNE

1940 Lost to enemy action off of Sardinia, Italy

Contact
Contact
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Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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