Name: | FIRDENE |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched | 20/09/1883 |
Completed: | 10/1883 |
Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 161 |
Dimensions: | 1449grt, 924nrt, 1990dwt, 250.0 x 35.3 x 16.4ft |
Engines: | C2cyl (30 & 58 x 36ins), 98nhp |
Engines by: | J Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Iron |
Reg Number: | 88749 |
History: | |
03/11/1883 | Steam Ship Firdene Co Ltd (EJ Sutton manager), Newcastle |
1885 | U Geisser & Co, London |
1889 | T Stephens & Sons, London |
1895 | Maats Noord-Europa, Rotterdam |
08/05/1897 | Sank |
Comments: | Contract Price £25500, Profit £3990-7s-8d |
06/03/1886: Standed on Capraia Island near Leghorn. Subsequently refloated | |
08/05/1897: Sank after a collision with BODVAR off Heligoland. Both ships sank | |
On a voyage from Cagliari to Stockholm with a cargo of salt |