Mersea Island Museum - Blackwater Ships


Ship:      BRONTE
Arrived:29 November 1930
Departed:24 August 1931
Career:Launched as WAR CONEY. Torpedoed and scuttled 30 October 1939.
Dates from Oyster Company ledger. Already in the river at the start of ledger January 1931.
Voyage Record Card: BRONTE Arrived 29 November 1930 from Liverpool. Sailed 24 August 1931 for Immingham
Shields Daily News 29 May 1931, vessel in River. Shields Daily News 27 Aug 1931 reported BRONTE arrived Immingham 25-08-31
Tonnage:5,314 gross
Built:1919
Type:Cargo ship
Owner:Lamport & Holt
Official No:140623
ID1140623

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