Romney (I) 1893

Romney 1893

2806 grt and 4400 dwt tons

96.3 (316 ft) LPP x 12.8m

1x Triple expansion engine

Joseph L. Thompson, Sunderland

Hull 302

Official Number 102787

Romney was the biggest ship the company had so far owned and gave the company 24 years of service

Bolton went into voluntary liquidation on 12th Sep 1917, to be later resurrected in 1921

1917 sold to Franco-British Steam Ship Co. Ltd, managed by Olivier & Co. and renamed City of Amiens

1921/22 sold to the Hydra Steam Ship Co. Ltd., managed by G. M. Crussachi

1922 Sep 22 wrecked at Bintra Point, Camariñas, Spain, while en route from Barry, Wales, to Algiers with a cargo of coal.