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Name: ACME
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 04/06/1887
Completed: 07/1887
Builder: Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd
Yard: Jarrow
Yard Number: 581
Dimensions: 2146grt, 1398nhp, 275.3 x 37.9 x 19.0ft
Engines: T3cyl (22.5, 36.5 & 60 x 39ins), 200nhp
Engines by: Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 94302
History:
18/07/1887 Acme Steam Ship Co Ltd (Newman & Dale), London
15/07/1893 Wrecked
Comments: 15/07/1893: Wrecked 150 miles south of Mossamedes, Angola
On a voyage from Cardiff to Port Nolloth carrying coal & general cargo


Shields Daily Gazette, Saturday, 04/06/1887