ATLAND. Turret ship. Built in 1910 by William Doxford & Sons at Sunderland for Axel Brostrom & Sons, Tirfing SS Company of Sweden. 5,029Gt 2,700Nt L388'9" B52'4".Dp26'1" 2 masts, Single deck. Machinery by Doxford, triple expansion engines of 2,200hp.
Her career ended when she was sunk on 25 March 1943 in a convoy collision with SS CARSO near Peterhead, whilst on a voyage from Freetown and New York to London, 19 lives were lost.
Staffa Local issue sheetlet. Year of issue not known. 5p. NC (LB 5/127)