SIR RAYLTON DIXON & COMPANY, MIDDLESBROUGH
| Name | WESTGARTH |
| Type | Cargo |
| Yard Number | 545 |
| Launched | 14/08/1909 |
| Completed | 10/1909 |
| Off. Number | 128003 |
| Engine builder | Richardsons, Westgarth & Co., Middlesbrough |
| Engine type | T. 3 cyl. |
| GRT | 1553 |
| Length (feet) | 245 |
| Beam (feet) | 36.2 |
| First owner | Rea Shipping Co. Ltd. (R. & J. H. Rea), Liverpool |
| History | 1919 managers Cory Colliers Ltd. |
| 1920 CORNESS, Cory Colliers Ltd., London | |
| 1935 PARNU, G. Orav & others, Tallinn | |
| 1940 Ministry of Shipping (Connell, Grace Ltd.), London | |
| Fate | 17/04/1941 sank off Tiumpan Head, Lewis after a collision the previous day with FLUOR about 11 miles off Cape Wrath, on passage Barry for London with coal. |
WESTGARTH as CORNESS (collection of Clive Ketley)
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