Name: | BENISAF |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 01/1882 |
Completed: | 1882 |
Builder: | Schlesinger, Davis & Co |
Yard: | Wallsend |
Yard Number: | 121 |
Dimensions: | 1689grt, 1148nrt, 260.0 x 33.7 x 19.4ft |
Engines: | C2cyl (32 & 62 x 42ins), 200nhp |
Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Iron |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
1882 | J Mesnier, Le Havre |
1886 | Ybarra y Cia, Bilbao; renamed CABO MACHICHACO |
03/11/1893 | Exploded |
Comments: | 03/11/1893: Caught fire and exploded at Santander |
On a voyage from Bilbao to Marseille with a cargo of dynamite | |
There was a heavy loss of life and damage on shore |