Name: | CAYO BLANCO |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 23/09/1895 |
Completed: | 11/1895 |
Builder: | John Readhead & Sons |
Yard: | West Yard, South Shields |
Yard Number: | 310 |
Dimensions: | 2688grt, 1737nrt, 315.2 x 41.2 x 16.7ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (24, 40 & 65 x 42ins), 285nhp |
Engines by: | John Readhead & Co, South Shields |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 105755 |
History: | |
11/1895 | Cuban Steamship Co Ltd (E Bigland & Co), London |
1905 | Cie des Vapeurs de Charge Français, Marseille; renamed MIRA |
1912 | Cie de Navigation Mixte, Marseille |
1916 | Soc Générale des Transports Maritimes à Vapeur, Marseille |
15/05/1916 | Sank |
Comments: | 15/05/1916: Sank after being shelled and torpedoed by U-Boat U34 when |
35 miles E of Cape Passero on a voyage from Penarth with a cargo of coal |