SS Lambridge

History
United Kingdom
NameGlennevis
NamesakeGlen Nevis, Scotland
OwnerWestern Steam Ship Co, Glasgow
OperatorJames Gardiner & Co
Port of registry Glasgow
BuilderAyrshire Dockyard Company Ltd, Irvine
Yard number445
Launched2 March 1917
CompletedMay 1917
Out of service1922
FateSold
NameAfrican Prince
OwnerRio Cape Line, Ltd.
OperatorFurness Withy
Port of registry Newcastle upon Tyne
Acquired1922
Out of service1936
Identification
FateSold
NamePentridge Hill
NamesakePentridge Hill, Dorset
OwnerDorset Steam Ship Company
OperatorCounties Ship Management
Port of registry London
Acquired1936
Out of service1939
Identification
FateSold
NameBotlea
OwnerMinistry of War Transport (1939)
Operator
Port of registry London
Acquired1939
Out of service1939
Identification
NameHMS Lambridge (X15)
OwnerAdmiralty
Operator Royal Navy
Acquired1939
In service1939
Out of service1941
NameLambridge
OwnerAdmiralty
Port of registry
In service1941
Out of service1945
FateScuttled
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
  • 5,119 GRT
  • tonnage under deck 4,800
  • 3,245 NRT
Length400.7 feet (122.1 m) p/p
Beam53.4 feet (16.3 m)
Draught24 feet 1 inch (7.34 m)
Depth27.4 feet (8.4 m)
Installed power510 NHP
Propulsion3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine; single screw
Speed10.5 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.