Name: | CAMBRIDGE |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 07/08/1889 |
Completed: | 09/1889 |
Builder: | CS Swan & Hunter |
Yard: | Wallsend |
Yard Number: | 142 |
Dimensions: | 2336grt, 1460nrt, 289.2 x 39.8 x 19.8ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (22, 36 & 59 x 39ins), 200nhp, 1100ihp |
Engines by: | Blair & Co Ltd, Stockton |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.5knots (trials) |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 95763 |
History: | |
18/09/1889 | Great Western Steam Ship Co Ltd (Mark Whitwill & Son), Bristol |
03/07/1890 | Wrecked |
Comments: | 03/07/1890: Stranded off Aveiro |
On a voyage from Cardiff to Malta with a cargo of coal | |
11/07/1890: Heavy breakers, no damage to ship, could get off with difficulty | |
14/08/1890: Bad weather, eight attempts, cables lost, second diver dies | |
22/09/1890: Very bad weather, badly holed, flooded engine room. Salvors retire |
Jarrow Express, Friday, 09/08/1889