| Name: | GLOXINIA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 03/12/1896 |
| Completed: | 01/1897 |
| Builder: | Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Company |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 112 |
| Dimensions: | 2540grt, 1618nrt, 313.0 x 45.0 x 20.7ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (27, 43 & 72 x 39ins), 258nhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 105217 |
| History: | |
| 01/1897 | Stag Line Ltd (J Robinson & Sons), North Shields |
| 1916 | Bolivian General Enterprise Ltd (Leopold Walford London Ltd), North Shields |
| 1916 | Renamed PETINGAUDET |
| 1921 | MV Uravain, San Esteban de Pravia; renamed FRANCISCA URAVAIN |
| 1928 | Velilla y Candina Soc Ltds, Bilbao; renamed CANDINA |
| 1931 | Cia Naviera Bidasoa (A Candina), Bilbao |
| 1942 | Cia Naviera Espanola SA, Bilbao |
| 06/1966 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Cost Stag Line £27860 to buy |
| 1937/1938: Laid up at Bergen during Spanish Civil War | |
| 08/06/1966: Arrived at Santander for breaking up | |
| 16/06/1966: Breaking up commenced by Recuperaciones Submarinas |
Above photo as CANDINA is courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as CANDINA is courtesy of the FP Triano collection