Name: | FELIX TOUACHE |
Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 19/03/1889 |
Completed: | 26/04/1889 |
Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 232 |
Dimensions: | 1411grt, 959nrt, 1465dwt, 251.5 x 32.2 x 17.0ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (25, 38.5 & 65 x 42ins), 274nhp |
Engines by: | J Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.0knots (trials) |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
26/04/1889 | Compagnie de Navigation Mixte, Marseilles |
1930 | Broken up |
Comments: | Contract Price £24496; Loss £165-16s-4d |
1889: For service between Marseille & Algeria | |
10/11/1918: Sank at Port Vendres after an explosion in ammunition boxes | |
Subsequently raised and repaired but stripped of the passenger accommodation | |
08/1920: Re-entered service for cargo only | |
1930: Broken up at Savona |
Above photo courtesy of Photoship
Above photo at Port Vendres courtesy of Philippe Ramona