RFA Lady Cory-Wright

History
United Kingdom
NameLady Cory-Wright
Namesakeeither Lady Mima Cory-Wright or Lady Elizabeth Cory-Wright
Owner
Operator
Port of registryUnited Kingdom London[1]
BuilderSP Austin & Son Ltd[2][3]
Yard number237[3][4]
Launched4 August 1906[4]
CompletedSeptember 1906[4]
Maiden voyage1906
Fatetorpedoed 26 March 1918[2]
General characteristics
Type
Tonnage2,516 GRT, 1,523 NRT[1]
Length310.0 ft (94.5 m)[1]
Beam44.1 ft (13.4 m)[1]
Depth20.3 ft (6.2 m)[1]
Decks1[1]
Installed power251 NHP[1]
Propulsion3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, single screw[1]
Crew40

RFA Lady Cory-Wright was a cargo steamship that had been built as a civilian collier in 1906, became a mine carrier in 1914 and was torpedoed and sunk with significant loss of life in 1918.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Steamers". Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Vol. I. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1914. LAC–LAD.
  2. ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Lady Cory-Wright". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b Lettens, Jan; Racey, Carl (9 February 2011). "SS Lady Cory-Wright [+1918]". WreckSite. wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  4. ^ a b c Searle, Peter. "Ships Built by Peter Austin & by later names thru Austin & Pickersgill Limited (1954>)". The Sunderland Site. Retrieved 28 June 2011.