Name: | AEON |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 20/04/1905 |
Completed: | 07/1905 |
Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Howdon |
Yard Number: | 124 |
Dimensions: | 4221grt, 2759nrt, 360.4 x 48.0 x 28.0ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (25, 41 & 69 x 48ins), 372nhp |
Engines by: | Richardson, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Sunderland |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 120576 |
History: | |
24/06/1905 | Howard Smith Co Ltd, London |
1905 | Registered at Melbourne |
18/07/1908 | Wrecked |
Comments: | 18/07/1908: Wrecked on Christmas Island (also known as Kiribati) |
On a voyage from San Francisco to Sydney carrying timber & general cargo |
Above photo is copyright of FE Wear