" Director Gerling "

foto R. Celie

1892 DIRECTOR GERLING, 1915 W 19 DIRECTOR GERLING

(sisterships: DIRECTOR GERLING, PRESIDENT LUDWIG)
Registered: LR25-26: 18141
166 GRT, 36 NRT, L39,36m, L6,71m, D3,45m (116.0'x22.0'x11.4')
iron, 1 scr, T3cyl by "C.D. Holmes & Co" at Hull, 68nhp-600ihp

1892: Built by "Cook, Welton & GEMMELL" at Hull (YN 86)
1892: delivered to "SARH - SA de Remorquage à Hélice" (H. Gerling) at Antwerpen
(BEL flag, c/s MDUK)
1915 -xx/01: hired by the UK Admiralty (through "C.W. Kellock & Co") for service at Harwich, (pennant W 19)
1919 -xx/09: returned
1927: broken up