Fratton
Ship Number
720
Vessel Type
Cross Channel Ship
Built
D&W Henderson
Yard
Meadowside
Slip Number
1
Launch Date
August 18, 1925
Delivered
September 28, 1925
Owner
Southern Railway Co.
Weight
757 grt
BP Length
220 feet
Breadth
33-6 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
15 knots
Propulsion
2 sets of triple expansion each 3 cylinders, by shipbuilder
Official No.
147039
Registered
Southampton
Fate
Sank
 Fratton

Pennant no. B16
 
Requisitioned 1940 as evacuation ship, then barrage balloon ship, and control vessel
 
Sunk at anchor by underwater explosion probably torpedoed by surface craft (German 'Neger' piloted torpedo) in Seine Bay Normandy 18th August, 1944.