AL 268A Prome

New 1/1250 scale model of the British passenger freighter Prome of the British and Burmese Steam Navigation Company by Albatros (AL 269) as in 1937.

Ship was completed in 1937 by William Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton. 9400 BRT. Served as a mine depot ship in WW II. Post 1945 returned to UK- Burmese service. Scrapped 1962.

Port of Registry: Glasgow
Propulsion: 3 Parsons steam turbines SR gearing 4700shp 14 knots
Launched: Friday, 22/10/1937
Ship Type: Passenger Cargo Vessel
Tonnage: 7043 grt
Length: 462 feet
Breadth: 59 feet
Draught: 27 feet
Owner History: British & Burmese Steam Navigation Company Glasgow
Status: Scrapped - 1962