King James (1)

Master	From	To
M Ritch	4/1927
A J MacInnes	10/1943

Career Summary

1950 Sold to Liberia and renamed Sophoclyve

1960 Sank after springing a leak 15.57 N, 56.09E on passage from Murmagao to Holland

Vessel

Built

Tonnage

Official No

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

Speed

King James (1)

1925

5066

148705

D & W Henderson

Glasgow

Harland & Wolff

Glasgow

Motor 6 Cyl

Burmeister & Wain

1850 IHP

1

9.5

King James (1)

GDZM

Profile Plan

Life after King Line

As Sophoclyve

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