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Name: EUROPA
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 15/08/1863
Completed: 09/1863
Builder: Palmer Bros & Co
Yard: Jarrow
Yard Number: 130
Dimensions: 1284grt, 1082nrt, 258.2 x 32.3 x 20.6ft
Engines: 2cyl, 150hp
Engines by: Palmer Bros & Co, Jarrow
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: n/a
History:
09/1863 Impresa Raffaele Rubattino & Co, Genoa
23/08/1866 Government of Italy - Regia Marina
1904 Broken up
Comments: Built for the London to Genoa trade
18/09/1863: Sank BELFORD in a collision off the Tyne
24/07/1866: Chartered by the Italian Navy as a water transporter
26/08/1901: Removed from the Navy list


Above image of EUROPA is courtesy of Andreas von Mach

Newcastle Courant, Friday, 21/08/1863

Newcastle Journal, Saturday, 19/09/1863