Leopoldville
Ship Number
402
Vessel Type
Passenger / Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
9
Launch Date
August 13, 1908
Delivered
November 10, 1908
Owner
Compagne Beige Maritime Co-Elder Dempster & Co
Weight
5350 grt
BP Length
400 feet
Breadth
53 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
13.5 knots
Propulsion
Official No.
106837
Registered
Liverpool
Fate
Scrapped
Leopoldville

One funnel, two masts, twin screw, accommodation for 170-1st and 18-2nd class passengers.
 
July 1914 acquired by with Elder Line renamed  Abinsi
 
15th July 1917 missed by a torpedo off Ireland.
 
August 1917 transferred to African SS Co (Elder Dempster).
 
26 March 1933 sold to Smith, Houston & Co, Glasgow for scrapping.
 
2 August 1933 left Liverpool in tow of tugs Flying Foam and flying Kite for Glasgow.
 
5 August 1933 re-sold to Douglas & Ramsey and scrapped.
 
["Elder Dempster, A Fleet History" by J. E. Cowden & J. O. C. Duffy.]