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Name: CARL RAHTKENS
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 14/07/1885
Completed: 07/1885
Builder: John Readhead & Co
Yard: West Yard, South Shields
Yard Number: 217
Dimensions: 1616grt, 1098nrt, 259.0 x 37.0 x 17.8ft
Engines: C2cyl (30 & 60 x 36ins), 150nhp
Engines by: John Readhead & Co, South Shields
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: 89718
History:
07/1885 Franz Rahtkens & Co, Middlesbrough
05/01/1901 Wrecked
Comments: 05/01/1901: Wrecked at Poti in the Black Sea
Outward for Garston with a cargo of manganese ore