SS Eastborough
From Graces Guide
1928 'Trial Trip of the S.S. "Eastborough."— The cargo steamer Eastborough, built by Messrs. Craig, Taylor and Company, Limited, Stockton-on-Tees, for Messrs. Humphries (Cardiff), Limited, Cardiff, recently underwent successful trials at sea, during which a speed of 11.6 knots was maintained. The vessel has a length of 414 ft., a breadth of 53 ft. 6 in., and a depth, to the shelter deck, of 35 ft. 6 in. The propelling machinery, constructed by Messrs. Blair and Company, Limited, Stockton-on-Tees, comprises triple-expansion engines having cylinders 25 1/2 in., 42 in. and 70 in., and a piston stroke of 48 in. Steam is supplied by three large boilers operating at a pressure of 180 lb. per square inch.'[1]
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