Name: | FLORA |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 07/12/1885 |
Completed: | 16/01/1886 |
Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 200 |
Dimensions: | 723grt,492nrt, 895dwt, 189.5 x 29.2 x 11.6ft |
Engines: | C2cyl (25 & 48 x 33ins), 110nhp |
Engines by: | J Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 9.0knots (trials) |
Construction: | Iron |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
16/01/1886 | L Brodsky (George Tweedy, managers), Odessa |
1890 | South Russian Steam Navigation Co, Odessa |
1898 | Sch L Karapatnitsky, Odessa; renamed ADANA |
1924 | Sirketi Hayriye, Istanbul (City Ferry Line); renamed HIZMET |
1928 | Mahmut Lutfi, Istanbul; renamed YILMAZ |
1932 | Mustafa ve Ahmet ve Aldıkaçtı, Istanbul |
1950 | Mehmet Kaptanoglu Kardeşler, Istanbul |
1952 | Renamed YILMAZ KAPTANOGLU |
1961 | Broken up |
Comments: | Contract price £14000; Profit £3004-10s-1d |
23/09/1887: In collision with GABO in Darling harbour | |
1959: Laid up in a very poor condition in Istanbul | |
1961: Broken up at Kalafatyeri, Istanbul |
Above photo as YILMAZ KAPTANOGLU is courtesy of Osman Öndeş