Name: | CUMBAL |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 17/02/1900 |
Completed: | 04/1900 |
Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Howdon |
Yard Number: | 82 |
Dimensions: | 4259grt, 2781nrt, 360.0 x 48.0 x 20.3ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (24, 40 & 66 x 48ins), 351nhp |
Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 112690 |
History: | |
04/1900 | New York & Pacific Steamship Co Ltd, London |
1910 | Renamed CHIMU |
1919 | Northern & Mediterranean Lines Ltd, London |
17/08/1919 | Wrecked |
Comments: | 17/08/1919: Wrecked near Brisons, Cape Cornwall & beached at Pendeen Cove |
On a voyage from Penarth to Venice with a cargo of coal |
Above photos as CHIMU courtesy of Kevin Blair
Shields Daily Gazette, Monday, 19/02/1900