TYNE BUILT SHIPS
  A history of Tyne shipbuilders and the ships that they built

Home

Shipbuilders

Ships

River Views

About

Copyright


Select

Ship Name

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

XYZ



Name: SPORTSMAN
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 01/12/1879
Completed: 01/1880
Builder: C Mitchell & Co
Yard: Low Walker
Yard Number: 390
Dimensions: 1511grt, 985nrt, 250.0 x 34.0 x 22.0ft
Engines: CI2cyl (32 & 62 x 36ins), 180nhp
Engines by: Black, Hawthorn & Co, Gateshead
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: 79228
History:
28/01/1880 William J Jobling, Newcastle; registered at North Shields
03/02/1880 Stranded
Comments: 03/02/1880: Stranded at Strömhellen
On a voyage from the Tyne to Bergen with a cargo of coal


Jarrow Express, Friday, 05/12/1879