SS Gallois

History
Name
  • Tynemouth (1917–1929)
  • Lord Aberconway (1929–1931)
  • Gallois (1931–1941)
Namesake
Owner
  • Burnett Steamship Co Ltd, Newcastle (1917–1929)
  • Tredegar Associated Collieries & Shipping Company Ltd, Cardiff (1929–1931)
  • Établissements Odon de Lubersac, Rouen (1931–1940)
  • British Government (1940-1941)
Port of registry
  • Newcastle (1917–1929)
  • Cardiff (1929–1931)
  • Rouen (1931–1940)
  • London (1940-1941)
BuilderWood, Skinner & Company Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne
Yard number197
Launched16 August 1916
CompletedJanuary 1917
IdentificationUK official number 133590
FateWrecked on Haisbro Sands 6 August 1941 off Norfolk, England
General characteristics
Tonnage2,684 gross register tons (GRT)
Length321 ft (98 m)
Beam43 ft (13 m)
Draft17 ft (5.2 m)
Installed powerThree cylinder triple-expansion engine
PropulsionScrew propeller
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h)
CrewCaptain Peard and 30 crew
NotesFrench collier but technically she was under a British flag when wrecked.

SS Gallois was a French collier built in 1917 as Tynemouth and later Lord Aberconway. She was one of seven merchant vessels which became stranded and then wrecked on Haisbro Sands off the Norfolk coast on 6 August 1941 during the Second World War as part of Convoy FS 559.

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