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Name: CHURRUCA
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 30/09/1886
Completed: 09/1886
Builder: John Readhead & Co
Yard: West Yard, South Shields
Yard Number: 225
Dimensions: 1245grt, 750nrt, 227.0 x 32.1 x 14.0ft
Engines: T3cyl (18, 28 & 48 x 30ins), 124nhp
Engines by: John Readhead & Co, South Shields
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: n/a
History:
09/1886 J Roca y Cia, Barcelona
1894 Cia Maritima, Barcelona
07/12/1896 Sank
Comments: 07/12/1896: Sank after being abandoned in the Bay of Biscay
On a voyage from Barcelona to London with general cargo