Name: | CHIRIQUI |
Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 22/10/1896 |
Completed: | 10/11//1896 |
Builder: | Wigham Richardson & Co |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 327 |
Dimensions: | 643grt, 343nrt, 745dwt, 185.0 x 31.1 x 12.8ft |
Engines: | C2cyl (21 & 42 x 27ins), 90nhp |
Engines by: | Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.9knots (trials) |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 106819 |
History: | |
10/11//1896 | Pacific Steam Navigation Co Ltd, Liverpool |
28/09/1910 | Sank |
Comments: | Built for the coastal routes on the west coast of South America |
Contract price £13239, Loss £888-12s-9d | |
28/09/1910: Sank after an internal explosion when 80nm south of Panama |