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Name: HYACINTHUS
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 12/03/1902
Completed: 05/1902
Builder: Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd
Yard: Jarrow
Yard Number: 761
Dimensions: 5756grt, 3656nrt, 452.0 x 52.2 x 28.3ft
Engines: T3cyl (30, 50 & 81.5 x 54ins), 642nhp
Engines by: Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 14.0knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 115279
History:
14/05/1902 British & South American Steam Navigation Co Ltd (RP Houston & Co), Liverpool
17/10/1930 Broken up
Comments: 17/10/1930: Arrived at Rotterdam for breaking up in The Netherlands


Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox

Liverpool Journal of Commerce, Friday, 14/03/1902