| Name: | TIMBO |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 19/06/1883 |
| Completed: | 1883 |
| Builder: | George K Smith & Co |
| Yard: | Whitehill Point, North Shields |
| Yard Number: | 9 |
| Dimensions: | 292grt, 165nrt, 145.5 x 20.3 x 11.0ft; (1920: 295grt, 116nrt) |
| Engines: | C2cyl (19 & 36 x 22ins), 60nhp |
| Engines by: | Clarke Chapman & Co, Gateshead |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 89765 |
| History: | |
| 1883 | Compagnie du Senegal, France |
| 1887 | AB Forwood, Liverpool; registered at Gibraltar |
| 1888 | Liverpool, Isle of Man & South Scotland Carrying Co Ltd, Liverpool |
| 1889 | George Eastwood, Southport; registered at Liverpool |
| 1890 | John S Sellers, Liverpool |
| 1904 | Ribble Shipping Co Ltd (John S Sellers), Liverpool |
| 1918 | Henry Haagensen, Grimsby |
| 1920 | John Milburn, Whitby; registered at Whitby |
| 1921 | Reuben Burbage-Clark, London |
| 15/11/1922 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 01/12/1920: Ran aground in a storm off Anglesey |
| 4 crew members & 5 lifeboat crew from Rhoscolyn died | |
| 15/11/1922: Wrecked on Carreg-y-Trai reef near Pwllheli |
Above: TIMBO aground in 1920. Photo courtesy of Chris Holden
Above photo of the wrecked TIMBO courtesy of Mr & Mrs Owen
Above photo of the wrecked TIMBO courtesy of Mr & Mrs Owen
The Times, Monday, 06/12/1920
Above report courtesy of Bill Harvey