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Strathfillan - (1916-1922)
"Strathfillan", 4,353 gross tons, length 370ft x beam 52ft, single screw.
She had the usual triple expansion steam engine.
Built 1906 by Wm. Hamilton & Co., Port Glasgow for Charles Burrell & Sons, Glasgow.
1916 sold to Anglo-American Oil Co. (Esso).
1922 sold to Carlisle Shipping Co. (W. Stewart & Co., Glasgow).
1928 sold to Waverley Shipping Co. (T. L. Duff & Co., Glasgow) renamed "TORBEATH".
1931 sold to Mollers Ltd, Shanghai renamed "ELIZABETH MOLLER".
1944 Managed by Ministry of War Transport.
1947 Owned by Government of Mysore and scrapped in India.
"Strathfillan".

Additional Info by Starke & Schell Registers :

STRATHFILLAN - 1906   BR          1T     (9)
4,353 Grt for Strathfillan SS. Co., Ltd. (Burrell & Son), Glasgow,  369.8 x 52.2
Cargo build by Wm. Hamilton & Co., Ltd., Port Glasgow     (6)     #182,  121341
1916 - Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., Glasgow  (London)
1923 - Carlisle SS. Co., Ltd. (W. Stewart & Co.), Glasgow
1928 - TORBEATH   Waverley Shipping Co., Ltd. (T. L. Duff & Co.), Glasgow
1932 - ELIZABETH MOLLER   E. Moller (Moller & Co., mgrs.), Shanghai
1936 - Moller Line, Ltd. (Moller's, Ltd.), Shanghai
1945 - Ministry of War Transport
1947 - Gov't. of Mysore
Broken up at Madras 1947, work reported underway in July 1947

Additional Info ;
ELIZABETH MOLLER - 1943, ex. TORBEATH, ex. STRATHFILLAN
Code letters: GQKY Official Number: 121341
Rigging: steel single screw steamer; 1 deck & Spar Deck; deep framing; water ballast
Tonnage: 4,353 tons gross, 4,063 under deck and 2,816 net
Dimensions: 369.8 feet long, 52.2 foot beam and holds 17.5 feet deep; Poop 25 feet;
Bridge 92 feet; Forecastle 40 feet
Construction: 1906, W. Hamilton & Co. Ltd. in Port Glasgow
Propulsion: triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 25, 41 & 68 inches diameter
respectively; stroke 48 inches; 367 nominal horsepower;
engine built by D. Rowan & Co. in Glasgow
Owners: Moller Line Ltd. (Moller's Ltd., managers)
Port of registry: Shanghai.

The Miramar Ship Index for "STRATHFILLAN"
IDNo:
1121341
Year:
1906
Name:
STRATHFILLAN
Launch Date:
14.5.06
Type:
Cargo ship
Date of completion:
6.06
Flag:
GBR
Keel:

DWT:
Yard No:
182
Length overall:
Ship Design:
LPP:
112.7
Country of build:
GBR
Beam:
15.9
Builder:
Hamilton
Material of build:
Location of yard:
Glen Yard
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
1T-9

Owner as Completed:
Strathfillan S.S.Co Ltd (Burrell), Glasgow

Subsequent History:
1928 TORBEATH - 1931 ELIZABETH MOLLER

Disposal Data:
Scrapped in India 3rd quarter 1947.

History :
ON
LR/IMO
ID
Year
Name
Tons
Name change
Main Owner
121341
1121341
1906
STRATHFILLAN
4353
Burrell & Son
121341
1121341
1906
TORBEATH
4353
1928
T.L.Duff & Co
121341
1121341
1906
ELIZABETH MOLLER
4353
1932
Moller & Co