Name: | MON |
Launched: | 18/09/1947 |
Completed: | 11/1947 |
Builder: | Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay |
Yard Number: | 106 |
Dimensions: | 95grt, 15nrt, 95.0 x 17.0 x 9.0ft |
Engines: | 2 x Oil engines, 2SCSA, 4cyl (10.5 x 13.5) |
Engines by: | Crossley Bros Ltd, Manchester |
Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 12.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
1947 | Burmah Oil Co Ltd, Rangoon |
No later history known | |
Comments: | Also accommodation for 120 x passengers |
After trials, engine removed & hull cut in half for shipping to Burmah | |
24/11/1947: Loaded onto PEGU at Jarrow Slake |
Above photo copyright of Tyne & Wear Archives
Above photo copyright of Tyne & Wear Archives
Caption: TITAN II loading the stem of a towing launch on board the
ss PEGU at Jarrow Slake for shipment overseas with four barges
Above photo of MON or YAW copyright of Wallsend News
Shields Daily News, Friday, 19/09/1947