SS Lambridge
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Glennevis |
| Namesake | Glen Nevis, Scotland |
| Owner | Western Steam Ship Co, Glasgow |
| Operator | James Gardiner & Co |
| Port of registry | Glasgow |
| Builder | Ayrshire Dockyard Company Ltd, Irvine |
| Yard number | 445 |
| Launched | 2 March 1917 |
| Completed | May 1917 |
| Out of service | 1922 |
| Fate | Sold |
| Name | African Prince |
| Owner | Rio Cape Line, Ltd. |
| Operator | Furness Withy |
| Port of registry | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Acquired | 1922 |
| Out of service | 1936 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold |
| Name | Pentridge Hill |
| Namesake | Pentridge Hill, Dorset |
| Owner | Dorset Steam Ship Company |
| Operator | Counties Ship Management |
| Port of registry | London |
| Acquired | 1936 |
| Out of service | 1939 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold |
| Name | Botlea |
| Owner | Ministry of War Transport (1939) |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry | London |
| Acquired | 1939 |
| Out of service | 1939 |
| Identification |
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| Name | HMS Lambridge (X15) |
| Owner | Admiralty |
| Operator | Royal Navy |
| Acquired | 1939 |
| In service | 1939 |
| Out of service | 1941 |
| Name | Lambridge |
| Owner | Admiralty |
| Port of registry | |
| In service | 1941 |
| Out of service | 1945 |
| Fate | Scuttled |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 400.7 feet (122.1 m) p/p |
| Beam | 53.4 feet (16.3 m) |
| Draught | 24 feet 1 inch (7.34 m) |
| Depth | 27.4 feet (8.4 m) |
| Installed power | 510 NHP |
| Propulsion | 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine; single screw |
| Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h) |
SS Lambridge was a 5,119 GRT UK cargo ship that was built in 1917, gave 28 years of service and was scuttled in 1945. She was launched as Glennevis but changed owners and names a number of times, successively becoming African Prince, Pentridge Hill, Botlea, HMS Lambridge and Lambridge. She was scuttled as part of a programme to dispose of UK stocks of chemical weapons.