Dennis Rose
Ship Number
907
Vessel Type
Cargo Ship
Built
D&W Henderson
Yard
Meadowside
Slip Number
1
Launch Date
October 14, 1930
Delivered
November 7, 1930
Owner
Richard Hughes & Co.
Weight
1600 grt
BP Length
250 feet
Breadth
37 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
Propulsion
D. & W. Henderson, Glasgow -Triple Expansion 3cyl (HP 19", IP 31", LP52" x 36" stroke), 232Mns. 2 x Single Ended Boilers supplying steam at max pressure 180lbs.
Official No.
162328
Registered
Liverpool
Fate
Scrapped
 Dennis Rose

[seen as Virginian Coast]

In 1947 along with the Maurice Rose and the Dorothy Rose was sold to companies in the coastline group for a total of £180,000 - a very satisfactory price for three tramp steamers almost twenty years old. Became the Virginian Coast
 
1930-47 Richard Hughes & Co.
 
1947-53 Tyne-Tees Steam Shipping Co Ltd, Newcastle and renamed Virginian Coast
 
1953-58 A Urain & L Zatica, Costa Rica and renamed Julian Presa
 
Arrived for Scrapping  Briton Ferry by T W Ward Ltd. 3rd January 1958