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| Keywords: StateLibQld 1 141099 Glenavon (ship).jpg en 4 262 GRT cargo steamship Glenavon <br>Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson built her at Wallsend England in 1904 as Branksome Hall for Ellerman Lines of Liverpool About the same time Ellermans took over McGregor Gow and Co known as Glen Line In 1906 Ellermans transferred Branksome Hall to McGregor Gow who renamed her Glenavon In 1911 the ship was transferred back to Ellermans and her original name was restored to her <br>In 1918 Branksome Hall left Newport South Wales with a cargo of coal for Port Said Egypt On 14 July the U-boat UB 105 torpedoed her off the coast of Libya She sank with no loss of life handle 10462/deriv/21443 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License DEFAULTSORT Branksome Hall Black and white photographs of ships Ships built at Swan Hunter Wigham Richardson Wallsend Ships built in 1904 Ships in Queensland Ships named after places Ships of Glen Line Ships of the Ellerman Lines Ships sunk by torpedo Ships sunk by U-boats Ships sunk in 1918 Shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Steamships of the United Kingdom | ||||
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