FURNESS, WITHY & COMPANY LTD, MIDDLETON, HARTLEPOOL
| Name | PORPOISE |
| Type | Cargo Ship |
| Yard Number | 268 |
| Launched | 24/08/1903 |
| Completed | 10/1903 |
| Off. Number | 115156 |
| Engine builder | Richardson Westgarth & Company, Middleton, Hartlepool |
| Engine type | T. 3cyl. 310NHP |
| GRT | 2911 |
| Length (feet) | 324.7 |
| Beam (feet) | 46.9 |
| First owner | Hessler Shipping Company Ltd. (Jacob Hessler & Co.), West Hartlepool |
| History | 1907 GRAF STROGANOV Northern Steamship Company Ltd., St. Petersburg |
| 1918 The Shipping Controller (Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd.), London | |
| 1920 SAN FORTUNIO Soc. Maritime et Commerciale de France, Rouen | |
| 1921 GALSTON Stewart, Craig & Harrison, Hull | |
| 1922 Lancashire & Yorkshire Counties Shipping Company Ltd., Hull | |
| 1924 KANKO MARU Yokichi Shiozaki, Amagasaki | |
| 1939 Iino Kisen K.K., Fuchu | |
| Fate | 09/10/1943 torpedoed by submarine (possibly U.S.S. WAHOO) in 37.18N/129.33E off Oga Peninsula. NW coast of Honshu. |
Photo as GRAF STROGANOV from collection of Dmitry Dmitriev
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