Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn 1907 as DYKH-TAU.

Been meaning to come back to this one but never had the time!

As Kevin says she was built by Hawthorne Leslie as Yard Number 416 in 1907.
Dim 240.2 x 35.0 x 12.8 Feet.
1112 Gross, 924 Under deck, 664 Net.
Power provided by Ross and Duncan of Glasgow giving her a speed of 8.5 Kts. 143 Nhp.

Joe Clarke has her name spelt as DICHTAU and it would appear she had an older sister called BEECHTAU (Yard Number 415). Spelt as BESHTAU in Miramar.

To confuse things even more she appears in 1924 Lloyds as DICH-TAOO, Owned by the 'Russian Steam Navigation and Trading Company' registered Odessa.
She was sold in 1925, and renamed FERLO.
Her Owners in 1926 were listed as Soc. Anon. des Messageries Africaines and she was registered in Dakar, flying the French Flag.

Sold again in 1929 she became the TURE for Rederi A/B Gusten, Mgr T. Hillerstrom, registered in Malmo, Sweden.
Extra information lists her Quarter Deck as 29ft, Her Bridge Deck as 42ft and her Forcastle 42 ft.
In 1932 she became GLITT for Rederi. A/B Malmohus but retained Ture Hillerstrom as her Managers.
They sold her in 1954 to Turkish Owners, listed as NuriOlcmen and renamed ZOR. (Listed in August 1954 Marine News.)
However she did not last long as she went ashore near the Dudgeon Lighvessel on the 18th May 1955, after her timber cargo had shifted. She was subsequently taken in tow, but capsized and sank the next day.
All her Crew were taken off. Voyage, Kasko to Hull

So Kevins picture of her as ZOR is very rare, but where the spelling of her name as DYKH-TAU comes from, I don't know!!!

For other photos see: http://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/D-Ships ... u1907.html

Now why didn't I look on your site first, Dave, seeing as she was Tyne Built????

Great set of extra pictures of her, very interesting.

Also interesting to see that she was still engaged in her regular trade even though she had been sold to Turkish Owner's.

Perhaps her Turkish Crew were not all that familier with the problems that a Timber Cargo can cause when it gets wet.