FURNESS SHIPBUILDING COMPANY LTD., HAVERTON HILL
| Name | ATHERTON |
| Type | Cargo |
| Yard Number | 41 |
| Launched | 03/05/1923 |
| Completed | 05/1923 |
| Off. Number | 147492 |
| Engine builder | Ross & Duncan, Govan, Glasgow |
| Engine type | T 3-cyl |
| GRT | 1534 |
| Length (feet) | 244.8 |
| Beam (feet) | 38 |
| First owner | H. Harrison (Shipping) Ltd., London |
| History | 1935 ALTAIR, D/S A/S Altair (H. Østervold), Bergen |
| Fate | 18/06/1940 torpedoed and shelled by U32 in 49.39N 11.15W on passage from Digby, Nova Scotia to Kings Lynn, sank on 21/06/1940 in 49.35N 11.22W |
For further information as ALTAIR see: http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/altair.html
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