cargo ship BOU REGREG

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1913 - 1919

Design features

Bou Regreg (steel cargo ship) 1913 - 1919
hull material : ...................steel
previous name(s) of ship : ........myrtlebank
detailed type : ...................steel cargo ship
type of propulsion : ..............1 propeller
building year of ship : ...........1908
name of shipyard : ................Gourlay Bros. & Co
place of construction : ...........Dundee
year of entering the fleet : ......1913
length (in meters) : ..............40,25
width (in meters) : ...............7,03
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........352
deadweight (in tons) : ............350
type of engine : ..................inverted, 2 cylinders
engine power (in HP) : ............600
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........10

History

English cargo liner of 350t, built in 1908 under the name of MYRTLE BANK for the shipping company D. & J. Nicol, Dundee. Bought on January 29, 1913 by CGT, assigned to the line Saint Nazaire - Morocco, 1st departure on March 20, 1913. Shipwrecked on December 31, 1919 in front of Kenitra, wreck abandoned on February 1920.