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Name: AKSAY or AKSAI
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 16/04/1870
Completed: 06/1870
Builder: Andrew Leslie & Co
Yard: Hebburn
Yard Number: 125
Dimensions: 1578grt, 1142nrt, 281.3 x 33.2 x 21.7ft
Engines: 2cyl (46.75 & 46.75 x 36ins), 130hp
Engines by: J Penn & Son, London
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: n/a
History:
06/1870 Russian Steam Navigation & Trading Company, Odessa
02/11/1875 Wrecked
Comments: 26/06/1870: Sailed from the Tyne for Odessa
02/11/1875: Wrecked on White Island, Scillies
On a voyage from Cardiff to Odessa with a cargo of coal
16/11/1875: Wreck dispersed in a heavy NW gale


Above photo is courtesy of Photoship

Above photo is courtesy of Photoship

Shipping & Mercantile Gazette, Saturday, 06/11/1875