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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