SS TRANSYLVANIA
built by Fairfield Govan,Yard No 600
Port of Registry: Glasgow
built by Fairfield Govan,Yard No 600
Port of Registry: Glasgow
On 23rd November 1929 John Batton and his wife Sarah (McCandlish) and their 3 children sailed from Glasgow to a new life in New York.
Their children Florence, Sarah and Bryan were with them.
John was the son of Andrew Batton and Lilias McGregor and the brother of my great grandfather George Batton.
He was the brother of Doreen's father Robert McGregor Batton.
Propulsion: Steam turbine
Launched: Wednesday, 11/03/1925
Built: 1925
Ship Type: Passenger Vessel
Tonnage: 16923 grt
Length: 578 feet
Breadth: 70 feet
Draught: 29 feet
Owner History:Anchor Line (Henderson Bros.) Ltd., Glasgow
1935 Anchor Line (1935) Ltd.
1939 The Admiralty
Status: Torpedoed & Sunk - 10/08/1940
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