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Name: DISSINGTON
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 24/05/1880
Completed: 06/1880
Builder: John Readhead & Co
Yard: Lawe Yard, South Shields
Yard Number: 160
Dimensions: 628grt, 404nrt, 180.6 x 28.2 x 13.0ft
Engines: C2cyl (24 & 48 x 33ins), 90nhp
Engines by: John Readhead & Co, South Shields
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: 80568
History:
19/06/1880 Humble & Thompson, Newcastle
12/10/1883 Wrecked
Comments: 12/10/1883: Wrecked on Nehman’s Grund, Dago Island, Estonia
On a voyage from Vyborg to Brest with a cargo of timber