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Name: GEORGIA
Type: Passenger Cargo Ship
Launched: 21/03/1863
Completed: 04/1863
Builder: Palmer Bros & Co
Yard: Jarrow
Yard Number: 120
Dimensions: 2870grt, 2414nrt, 325.0 x 41.0 x 30.0ft
Engines: 2cyl, 300nhp
Engines by: Palmer Bros & Co, Jarrow
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, retractable when using sail power
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: 45903
History:
21/04/1863 Fernie Brothers (Guion & Co, managers), Liverpool
04/08/1863 Wrecked
Comments: Accommodation for 70 x 1st and 200 x 2nd Class passengers
04/08/1863: Wrecked on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada


Newcastle Courant, Friday, 27/03/1863

Newcastle Courant, Friday, 28/08/1863