RFA Lady Cory-Wright
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Lady Cory-Wright |
| Namesake | either Lady Mima Cory-Wright or Lady Elizabeth Cory-Wright |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry | London |
| Builder | SP Austin & Son Ltd |
| Yard number | 237 |
| Launched | 4 August 1906 |
| Completed | September 1906 |
| Maiden voyage | 1906 |
| Fate | torpedoed 26 March 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | |
| Tonnage | 2,516 GRT, 1,523 NRT |
| Length | 310.0 ft (94.5 m) |
| Beam | 44.1 ft (13.4 m) |
| Depth | 20.3 ft (6.2 m) |
| Decks | 1 |
| Installed power | 251 NHP |
| Propulsion | 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, single screw |
| Crew | 40 |
RFA Lady Cory-Wright was a cargo steamship that had been built as a civilian collier in 1906, became a mine carrier in 1914 and was torpedoed and sunk with significant loss of life in 1918.