Built 1922 as the FELICIANA in May 1922. Transferred to Gulf Line Ltd as the LONDON MARINER and in 1928 to Prince as IMPERIAL PRINCE.
Laid up in Blackwater 10 June 1926 to 6 Sep 1926 [ George Swieszkowski - Lloyds List]. Laid up again 1930 in River Blackwater off Tollesbury where she remained for 4 years. May 1935 sold to Thos. & Jas. Harrison renamed CRAFTSMAN.
9th April 1941 captured by the German auxiliary cruiser KORMORAN and sunk by gunfire 300 miles east of St. Pauls Rocks in the South Atlantic with loss of 5 lives. 41 crew members were taken prisoner. [ from www.red-duster.co.uk ]
"Haven of Rest" by Douglas Gurton lists the vessel as LONDON MARINER and IMPERIAL PRINCE but has no further info. See DJG_SHP
Tonnage:
7,896 gross
Built:
1922
Type:
Cargo ship
Owner:
Gulf Line Ltd
Official No:
146553
ID
1146553
Above: IMPERIAL PRINCE laid up in River Blackwater. She was in the river from 1930 to 7 June 1935, and had also been laid up in the River in 1926 as LONDON MARINER Date: c1931. Source: John Leather Collection
Above: IMPERIAL PRINCE laid up in the River Blackwater. Tollesbury Pier in the background. She had previously been laid up in the River in 1926 as LONDON MARINER Source: Mersea Museum
Above: IMPERIAL PRINCE, thought to be whilst laid up in the River Blackwater in the early 1930s. Official No. 146553. She had previously been laid up in the River in 1926 as LONDON MARINER. Date: c1932. Source: Mersea Museum / Ian Clarke Collection