SS Bury Hill

History
Name	Cardigan[1]
Owner	1917–1921: Cardigan Steamship Co Ltd, Cardiff 1921–1924: Henry W Renny, Dundee[3][4]
Operator	1917–1921: Jenkins Brothers, Cardiff 1921–1924: E J Leslie, Dundee[3][4]
Port of registry	Cardiff (1917–21) Dundee (1921–)[2]
Builder	Richardson, Duck & Co, Thornaby-on-Tees, England[1][3][5]
Yard number	653[3]
Launched	16 August 1917[3]
Completed	October 1917[3][4]
Identification	UK Official Number 139622[1][2]
History
Name	Pensylvanie[1][4][5]
Namesake	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, USA
Owner	1924–1926: Harlem Steamship Co Ltd, London 1926–1934: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, Paris[3][4][5]
Operator	1924–1926: Brown, Jenkinson & Co Ltd, London 1926–1934: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, Paris
Port of registry	1924–1926: Dundee[2] 1926–1934: Le Havre[6]
Route	France-North America[4]
Launched	October 1917[6]
History
Name	Bury Hill[4][5]
Namesake	Bury Hill, Hampshire, England
Owner	Sussex Steamship Co Ltd[3][4][5]
Operator	Counties Ship Management Ltd, London[3][4][5]
Port of registry	London[2]
Identification	UK official number 139622[2] Call sign GWXT[6] (from 1934)
Fate	ran aground 7 December 1936[1][5]
General characteristics
Type	cargo ship[1][4]
Tonnage	4,521 GRT; tonnage under deck 4,233; 2,767 NRT[1][5][6]
Length	400.0 ft (121.9 m)[2][5][6]
Beam	52.0 ft (15.8 m)[2][5][6]
Draught	24 ft 3 in (7.39 m) laden[1][6]
Depth	24.3 ft (7.4 m)[2][6]
Installed power	425 NHP,[6] 2,600 IHP
Propulsion	Blair & Co 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine;[4][2][5] single screw[5]
Speed	10 knots[citation needed]
Crew	31[1]

SS Bury Hill was a cargo ship built in England during the First World War as Cardigan, later becoming Pensylvanie of Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT). In 1934 she returned to the British register as Bury Hill but was wrecked on the coast of Senegal in 1936.