cargo ship AZEMMOUR

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1913 - 1918

Design features

Azemmour (steel cargo ship) 1913 - 1918
hull material : ...................steel
previous name(s) of ship : ........wistaria
detailed type : ...................steel cargo ship
type of propulsion : ..............1 propeller
building year of ship : ...........1909
name of shipyard : ................Short Bros Ltd
place of construction : ...........Sunderland
year of entering the fleet : ......1913
length (in meters) : ..............62,50
width (in meters) : ...............10,08
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........897
deadweight (in tons) : ............1125
type of engine : ..................inverted, triple expansion 3 cylinders
engine power (in HP) : ............730
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........10

History

Cargo liner of 1100t, ex-WISTARIA built in 1909 for the Shipping Compagny Mower Cotterell & Co, sold in 1911 to British Burmah Petroleum without changing name, resold to the CGT on 17 January 1913, renamed AZEMMOUR and placed on the lines of the Mediterranean. Torpedoed on March 20, 1918 by U59 at 50 miles in South-East of Needles, Island of Wight.