Mersea Island Museum - Blackwater Ships


Ship:      PETERSFIELD
Arrived:9 August 1932
Departed:9 September 1932
Career:Renamed CROMARTY-1933, ARUNDO-1936. Torpedoed and sunk 28 April 1942.
From Oyster Company ledger - agent is Houlder Bros.
- 9 August 1932 Hire of Lighter. Swivel.
- 8 September 1932 Unmoor. Swivel. Luggage & crew.
Mid Essex WSS - Lloyds List: arrived 9 Aug 1932 sailed 9 Sep 1932

9 Aug 1832 sailed Gravesend for Tollesbury [Liverpool Daily Press 10 Aug 1932 / BNA]
19 Sep 1932 at Smith's Dock, North Shields [Shields Daily News / BNA]

Tonnage:5,163 gross
Built:1930
Type:Cargo ship
Owner:Woods Tylor Brown
Official No:161368
ID1161368

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