Built at the Haverton Hill shipyard, the Manchester Regiment with a gross tonnage of 5650 was owned by Manchester Liners Ltd. The keel was laid on 21st July 1920 and the ship was launched on 29th September 1921.
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Built at Haverton Hill.Launched 29/9/1921.Sank 4/12/1939 after a collision with OROPESA in convoy 150 mile off CAPE RACE
Was this ship built by Furness Withy shipyard? I visited the museum of shipping at West Hartlepool about three years ago and Furness was barely mentioned. I asked the museum curator about this emission, who dug out a picture of Lord Essendon the Director and Chairman of Furnass Withy. He also promised to give more promenance to this massive company the biggest ship owners in this country. They owned many different Lines of shipping.