Name:
GOODLEIGH
Other Names:
1937 renamed - CHRISTIAN VAN DOORNUM.
1939 renamed - EMPIRE COMMERCE
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Builder:
J.L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland
Yard No:
-
Dimensions:
109.73m (360.00ft) x 15.24m (60.00ft) x 7.20m (23.00ft)
Tonnage:
-
Engine Builder:
J. Dickenson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland
Engine Power:
431 nhp
Engine Type:
Three cylinder triple expansion steam engine, driving single shaft and screw
Launched
1928
First Owner:
The Dulverton Steamship Company.
First Manager:
-
Subsequent Owners:
1937 - sold to Reunert & Co. GMBH
Subsequent Managers:
-
First Port of Registry:
London
Flag:
British
Fate:
9 June 1940. Struck mine off Margate, Kent. Beached but declared a total loss. Scrapped in situ'.
Notes:
She was in port in Canada when war was declared between the United Kingdom and Germany.
She was seized as a war prize, renamed and passed to the Ministry of War Transport. She served until 9 June 1940 when she struck a mine off Margate, Kent.
She was beached and her cargo was salvaged, but EMPIRE COMMERCE was deemed a constructive total loss, and scrapped in situ'.
Acknowledgments:
Pembroke Dock Sunderland Trust (The Allen Collection)
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