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War Stoat - a general history

Extract from the Northern Daily Mail, Tuesday, April 15th, 1919:

“Trial Trip of the s.s “Bonny”. The s.s. Bonny, built by Messrs. Irvine’s Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. Ltd. at their Middleton shipyard, West Hartlepool, ran a very satisfactory trial trip on Monday.
This vessel was originally building to the order of the Shipping Controller, but has been taken over by Messrs. British & African Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., Liverpool (Messrs. Elder, Dempster & Co. Ltd., Managers).

The vessel is of the Standard “B” type, 400ft in length B.P. by 52ft 3ins beam, by 31ft depth moulded, with a deadweight carrying capacity of 8,200 tons.Accommodtaion is provided amidships for the captain, officers, engineers and Marconi operators, and the vessel is fitted throughout with electric light. Specially large hatches are provided and for the handling of the cargo ten steam winches are fitted and a number of derricks of the steel tubular type.

The machinery has been supplied and fitted by Messrs. Richardsons, Westgarth and Co. Ltd., Hartlepool, having cylinders 27ins, 44ins and 73ins by 48ins stroke, with three boilers 15ft 6ins by 11ft 6ins, 180lbs pressure, with Howden’s forced draught.

Throughout the trial the engines and all auxiliaries ran very satisfactorily, a speed of twelve knots being attained. The vessel afterwards proceeded to Liverpool.
The owners were represented by Capt. Minto and Mr. Fisher, and the builders by Mr. J. Young.”

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