Alfred Jones
Ship Number
868
Vessel Type
Cargo Ship
Built
Govan Yard
Launch Date
April 29, 1930
Delivered
August 20, 1930
Owner
British & African Steam Navigation Co
Weight
4022 grt
BP Length
370 feet
Breadth
51-6 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
12.5 knots
Propulsion
B & W oil engine 4SCSA, 8 cylinder airless injection , by H&W 652 n.h.p.
Official No.
162322
Registered
Liverpool
Fate
Sank
Alfred Jones

[Photo from E.D.Fleet History]
Built for the British & African Steam Navigation Company, Edinburgh (Elder Dempster). Engines by H&W/B&W were a oil engine, 4 SCSA 8 cyl. 652 NHP giving 12.5 Knots.
 
On the 1st June 1941when on route from Ellesmere Port and the River Mersey for Freetown and Bathurst carrying a cargo of RAF Aircraft, lorries and 180 tons of steel she was torpoedoed and sunk by German submarine U-107 off West coast of Africa with the loss of 2 lives.