Name: | ABEILLE NO 4 |
Launched: | 25/09/1912 |
Completed: | 10/1912 |
Builder: | JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields |
Yard Number: | 279 |
Dimensions: | 181grt, 23nrt, 106.5 x 24.6 x 11.6ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (15.5, 25.0, 41.0 x 27ins), 107nhp, 700ihp |
Engines by: | JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
10/1912 | Société de Remorquage et de Sauvetage 'Les Abeilles', Havre |
1934 | Société Cherbourgeoise de Remorquage et de Sauvetage, Cherbourg |
1934 | Renamed CHERBOURGEOIS NO 2 |
1942 | Sank |
Comments: | 1940: Seized by German authorities & used at Verdon and Rochefort |
1942: Sunk by Allied aircraft near Texel | |
Thanks to David Asprey for the above details |
Above photo is courtesy of David Asprey