Name: | CITY OF TRURO |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 03/09/1883 |
Completed: | 10/1883 |
Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
Yard: | Jarrow |
Yard Number: | 517 |
Dimensions: | 1983grt, 1261nrt, 281.0 x 37.3 x 23.1ft |
Engines: | C2cyl (31 & 64 x 42ins), 206nhp |
Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Iron |
Reg Number: | 88747 |
History: | |
15/10/1883 | Tyne & Wear Steamship Owning Co Ltd (R Bell & Co), Newcastle |
1886 | Tyne & Blyth Steamship Owning Co Ltd (R Bell & Co), Newcastle |
1900 | Managers became Whitfield & Co |
1900 | Cosmas Brothers, Syra; renamed EVANGELOS PETRITZIS |
30/09/1905 | Sank |
Comments: | 30/09/1905: Sank after striking rocks off Krokelo Point, Kos |
On a voyage from Black Sea ports to Alexandria with a cargo of timber |
Jarrow Express, Friday, 07/09/1883