Buteshire (2)

The forward funnel as built was an enlarged 'stove pipe' for the donkey boiler

01/05/1918: Torpedoed & damaged by U-Boat UB57. 8 crew died

Bizarrely the attack blew a lifeboat into the air and it landed on the aft funnel

Deemed a CTL she was handed over to the UK Government as war loss insurers

1919: Purchased by Blue Star and rebuilt, losing her forward funnel

1929: Broken up at Inverkeithing by TW Ward Ltd

As Bollington Grange

As Magic Star with forward funnel removed

Life after Scottish Shire Line

Vessel

Built

Service

Tonnage

Buteshire (2)

1893

1915 Sold to Houlder Bros

5534

Official Number

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

102653

Hawthorn Leslie

Hebburn

Hawthorn Leslie

Newcastle

Steam 3 Cyl

467 NHP

1

Master

Date

Left

Destination

W H Brodie

8/1914

UK



8/1915

UK


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