ROPNER & SON., STOCKTON-ON-TEES
| Name | MOORBY |
| Type | Cargo |
| Yard Number | 324 |
| Launched | 26/06/1896 |
| Completed | 07/1896 |
| Off. Number | 102750 |
| Engine builder | Blair & Co., Stockton-on-Tees |
| Engine type | T. 3 cyl. |
| GRT | 2606 |
| Length (feet) | 300 |
| Beam (feet) | 43 |
| First owner | R. Ropner & Co., West Hartlepool |
| History | 1916 Sir R. Ropner & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool |
| 1919 Ropner Shipping Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool | |
| 1926 ORESTE, Matteo Scudari, Catania | |
| Fate | 27/03/1942 sunk by a mine off Capo Platamone on passage Antivari for Split (sank 13 miles SE of Cattaro). |
Photos from collection of Harold Appleyard
MOORBY as ORESTE
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