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Tregenna - Maiden Voyage

The following appeared in the Northern Daily Mail on Tuesday, July 8th, 1919:

"The S.S. Tregenna, built by Messrs. William Gray and Co. (1918) Ltd., West Hartlepool, left West Hartlepool on Sunday on her maiden voyage.
She was originally ordered by the Shipping Controller, but the contract was subsequently transferred to Messrs. The Hain Steamship co. Ltd., St. Ives, Cornwall. A “B” type Standard ship, she is over 400ft in length b.p., by 52ft breadth moulded, by 31ft depth moulded, with a deadweight carrying capacity of 8,200 tons. Several modifications have been effected to fulfil the particular requirements of the owners.

Triple-expansion engines have been supplied by the Central Marine Engine Works of the builders, having cylinders 27ins, 41ins, and 73ins, by 48ins stroke, and three boilers 15ft 6ins diameter by 11ft 6ins long, 180lbs working pressure. The engine room auxiliaries include feed and ballast pumps, and evaporator, all of the ‘CMEW’ type.”

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