King Idwal (1)

HJCG

Torpedoed and Sunk - 1917

King Idwal was a 3,631 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1906 by J. Readhead & Sons for King Line Ltd. and managed by Philipps, Philipps & Co. Ltd.

She was sunk on 22 November 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-75 approximately 35 nautical miles East of Girdle Ness or 29 nautical miles South-East by East of Buchan Ness.

She was en route from Archangel to Dunkirk with a cargo of wood.

This picture is of her identical sister ship King Frederick (2)

Master

Date

Left

Destination

W O Williams

1906 - 1909



B L Coats

1909 - 1914



D Poulgrain

1914 - 1917




11/1917

Archangel

Dunkirk

Torpedoed & sunk

   Crew List

Vessel

Built

Tonnage

Official No

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

King Idwal (1)

1906

3631

119903

J Redhead

South Shields

J Redhead

South Shields

Triple Expansion Steam

1700 IHP

1

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