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Name: HATHOR
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 03/07/1894
Completed: 08/1894
Builder: Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd
Yard: Willington Quay
Yard Number: 686
Dimensions: 2828grt, 1815nrt, 303.0 x 43.0 x 19.7ft
Engines: T3cyl (22.5, 36.5 & 61 x 42ins), 243nhp
Engines by: Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 104262
History:
08/1894 Hathor Steamship Co Ltd (HB & A Gourlay), Newcastle
24/03/1909 Wrecked
Comments: 15/06/1902: Stranded on the island of Stroma in the Pentland Firth
22/06/1902: Re-floated by two tugs & taken to Longhope for temporary repairs
25/06/1902: Arrived at Aberdeen for permanent repairs
24/03/1909: Wrecked on Sepetuba Point, São Sebastião
On a voyage from Antwerp to Rio de Janeiro carrying general cargo


Marine Engineer, September 1st 1894

Aberdeen Press & Journal, Friday, 27/06/1902