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Name: MIZPAH
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 22/04/1875
Completed: 11/1875
Builder: John Softley & Co
Yard: South Shields
Yard Number: 111
Dimensions: 380grt, 246nrt, 156.8 x 22.5 x 12.5ft
Engines: C2cyl (19 & 36 x 24ins), 50nhp
Engines by: Marshall, Osborne & Co, South Shields
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 8.5knots
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: 73586
History:
10/11/1875 Cawthorn & Co, London
06/12/1877 Sank
Comments: 04/1875: Launched as STAFF OF LIFE but sold after completion
06/1875: John Softley declared bankrupt
28/08/1875: Successful trial trip as STAFF OF LIFE but no owner mentioned
06/12/1877: Run down & sunk 15nm SW of Beachy Head
On a voyage from Seville to Leith with a cargo of oranges


Shields Daily Gazette, Saturday, 08/12/1877