Name: | FORMOSA |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 24/10/1885 |
Completed: | 25/12/1885 |
Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 197 |
Dimensions: | 1097grt, 674nrt, 836dwt, 221.0 x 32.2 x 12.4ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (20.5, 32 & 53 x 36ins), 162nhp |
Engines by: | J Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.9knots (trials) |
Construction: | Iron |
Reg Number: | 88840 |
History: | |
25/12/1885 | Douglas Steamship Co Ltd, Hong Kong |
15/06/1893 | F Reyes, Manilla; renamed CANTABRIA |
1903 | Urrtiua & Co, Manila |
26/09/1905 | Wrecked |
Comments: | Contract price £19600; Profit £803-5s-7d |
26/09/1905: Wrecked on Ticao Island in a typhoon. All crew died. |