Name: | BISCAY |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 20/09/1872 |
Completed: | 01/1873 |
Builder: | C Mitchell & Co |
Yard: | Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 268 |
Dimensions: | 902grt, 572nrt, 204.1 x 30.2 x 17.1ft |
Engines: | C2cyl (27 & 50 x 33ins), 98hp |
Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co, Sunderland |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Iron |
Reg Number: | 68372 |
History: | |
04/01/1873 | Nelson, Donkin & Co, London |
07/10/1875 | Sank |
Comments: | 07/10/1875: Sank after striking rocks 30 miles south of Horns Reef |
On a voyage from Cronstadt to Bremerhaven with a cargo of rye |