Macclesfield

Ownership

1911 Great Central Railway Company
1923 L.N.E.R.
1948 British Transport Commission

Capacity

Cargo only.

Routes

Grimsby to Continental ports

Shipbuilder

Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd., Wallsend (yard no. 936)
Launched 22/05/1914  Completed 06/1914

Dimensions

GRT: 1018grt

Engine builder

Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd., Wallsend

Propulsion

Steam triple expansion, 21.5", 35", 58" x 39", 278NHP.
Single screw, 13 knots.

Notes

Sister CHESTERFIELD was lost in 1918. There is no specific mention of this ship's service in either war, so she was probably engaged as required in cargo services around Britain and in the Irish Sea trades. She served post-war until sold for breaking at Utrecht, commencing 12/1958.