SS Lambridge
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | SS Glennevis[1] |
| Namesake | Glen Nevis, Scotland |
| Owner | Western Steam Ship Co, Glasgow[2] |
| Operator | James Gardiner & Co[2] |
| Port of registry |  Glasgow |
| Builder | Ayrshire Dockyard Company Ltd, Irvine[1][2] |
| Yard number | 445[1][2] |
| Launched | 1917[1][2] |
| Out of service | 1922[2] |
| Fate | Sold |
| History | |
| Name | SS African Prince[1][2] |
| Operator | Furness Withy[2] |
| Port of registry | |
| Acquired | 1922[2] |
| Out of service | 1936[2] |
| Fate | Sold[2] |
| History | |
| Name | SS Pentridge Hill[1][2] |
| Namesake | Pentridge Hill, Dorset |
| Owner | Dorset Steam Ship Company[2] |
| Operator | Counties Ship Management[2] |
| Port of registry | |
| Acquired | 1936[2] |
| Out of service | 1939[2] |
| Fate | Sold |
| History | |
| Name | SS Botlea[1][2] |
| Owner | Ministry of Shipping (1939)[1] |
| Operator | Sir Wm. Reardon Smith & Sons[2] |
| Port of registry | |
| Acquired | 1939[2] |
| Out of service | 1939[2] |
| Fate | Sold |
| History | |
| Name | HMS Lambridge (X15)[1][2] |
| Owner | Admiralty[1] |
| Operator |  Royal Navy[1] |
| Acquired | 1939[2] |
| In service | 1939 |
| Out of service | 1941[2] |
| Fate | Sold |
| History | |
| Name | SS Lambridge[1][2] |
| Owner | Admiralty[1] |
| Port of registry | |
| In service | 1941 |
| Out of service | 1945[2] |
| Fate | Scuttled[1][2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo ship[2] |
| Tonnage | 5,119 GRT[1] |
| Length | 400.7 ft (122.1 m)[1] |
| Beam | 53.4 ft (16.3 m)[1] |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine[2] |
| Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h)[2] |
SS ''Lambridge was a British cargo ship built in 1917 and scuttled in 1945.[1][2]
The Ayrshire Dockyard Company Ltd. built her to the UK Shipping Controller's standard "B" type cargo ship design. She was launched in 1917 as SS ''Glennevis for the Western Steam Ship Company of Glasgow.[2] In 1922 she was sold to Furness Withy who renamed her SS ''African Prince.[2] In 1936 she was sold to the Dorset Steamship Company, which renamed her SS ''Pentridge Hill.[2] Dorset SS Co was a London-based company controlled by Counties Ship Management.
In 1939 she was sold to Sir Wm. Reardon Smith & Sons, Ltd, who renamed her SS Botlea.[2] In September and October 1939 she became one of nine merchant ships that the Admiralty acquired to convert into Q-ships.[2] Botlea was commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS ''Lambridge (X15). The Q-ships were not successful and from February 1941 she served as the armed merchant cruiser SS ''Lambridge.[1]
scuttled
After the Second World War the Admiralty used her to dispose of redundant chemical ammunition.[2] She was loaded and taken out into the North Atlantic beyond the edge of the Europeal continental shelf, and on 30th December 1945 she was scuttled northwest of Donegal in the outer approaches to the North Channel.[2] The wreck lies in 8,200 feet (2,500 m) of water.[2]
Lambridge was one of four redundant cargo ships that the Admiralty used to dispose of chemical ammunition at the same site in the North Atlantic.[2] The others were SS Empire Simba on 11 September, SS Empire Cormorant on 1 October and SS Wairuna on 30 October.[2]
55°18′N 11°00′W / 55.30°N 11.0°W[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Cameron, Stuart; Strathdee, Paul; Robinson, George. "Glennevis (1917)". Clydebuilt Database. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao Lettens, Jan; Allen, Tony (27 December 2010). "Pentridge Hill SS (1936~1939) Lambridge SS [+1945]". The Wreck Site. Retrieved 17 June 2011.