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