Tonbridge
Ship Number
633
Vessel Type
Cross Channel Ship
Built
D&W Henderson
Yard
Meadowside
Slip Number
1
Launch Date
June 3, 1924
Delivered
July 21, 1924
Owner
Southern Railway Co.
Weight
682 grt
BP Length
220 feet
Breadth
33-6 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
15 knots
Propulsion
Triple-expansion 220-4x33-6x14-1; 166 n.h.p.
Official No.
147690
Registered
London
Fate
Sank
 Tonbridge

[SCC Museums - 18720]

The cross-channel steamship Tonbridge was taken over by the Admiralty during the Second World War for service as an auxiliary netlayer - became HMS Tonbridge.
 
The vessel was bombed and sunk off Great Yarmouth by German aircraft on 22nd August 1941.