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Name: GRIFELBERG also seen as GREFVE BERG
Type: Passenger Ship
Launched: 04/11/1857
Completed: 1857
Builder: Andrew Leslie & Co
Yard: Hebburn
Yard Number: 17
Dimensions: 380grt, 164.0 x 23.0 x 12.6ft
Engines: 120nhp
Engines by: R Morrison & Co, Ouseburn
Propulsion: Paddle; (1875: 1 x Screw)
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: n/a
History:
1857 Österbottniska Ångfartygs Aktiebolaget, Turku
1875 JW Rautell, Turku; renamed TRAFIC
21/10/1880 Wrecked
Comments: Built for the St Petersburg to Riga service, 120 x passengers
06/09/1859: Ran aground off the Estonian coast & badly damaged
1859: Repaired at Stockholm & returned to service
1875: Converted to screw propulsion
21/10/1880: Wrecked & sank in deep water


Above image as GREFVE BERG courtesy of Photoship

Above image as GREFVE BERG courtesy of Photoship

Above photo as TRAFIK courtesy of Photoship