| Name: | AFRIQUE |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 20/11/1907 |
| Completed: | 04/1908 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 801 |
| Dimensions: | 5404grt, 2882nrt, 391.0 x 48.4 x 27.7ft |
| Engines: | 2 x T3cyl (24.5, 41 & 69 x 45ins), 638nhp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 14.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 04/1908 | Cie Française de Navigation à Vapeur Chargeurs Réunis, Le Havre |
| 12/01/1920 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | Accommodation for 76 x 1st, 68 x 2nd and 80 x Steerage passengers |
| Built for the service between French ports and West Africa | |
| 12/01/1920: Wrecked on Roche Bonne, 37 miles west of the Ile de Ré | |
| On a voyage from Bordeaux to West Africa carrying passengers & general cargo | |
| Only 35 people survived out of 599 on board |
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
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Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
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Lloyd's List, Saturday, 23/11/1907
Above account is copyright of Michael J Pocock