S38A, BDB 86/1/6303 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.S38A
Stratheden Buccleuch Dock
1937-38
Stratheden was launched on 10th June 1937 at Vickers Armstrong, Barrow for P&O for its UK to Australia run. She was requisitioned by the Admiralty during World War Two and was extensively used as a troopship in both theatres of war. The photograph shows her in the fitting-out berth, Buccleuch Dock, Barrow, with the crane lifting the funnel on to the ship. She was scrapped in 1969.
S38A, BDB 86/1/6303 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.S38A
Stratheden Buccleuch Dock
1937-38
Stratheden was launched on 10th June 1937 at Vickers Armstrong, Barrow for P&O for its UK to Australia run. She was requisitioned by the Admiralty during World War Two and was extensively used as a troopship in both theatres of war. The photograph shows her in the fitting-out berth, Buccleuch Dock, Barrow, with the crane lifting the funnel on to the ship. She was scrapped in 1969.
| Location: | Buccleuch Dock, Barrow Island, Barrow-in Furness | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/6303 |
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| Sankey Number: | S38A |
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