| Name: | HIPPARCHUS |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 30/08/1867 |
| Completed: | 10/1867 |
| Builder: | Andrew Leslie & Co |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 84 |
| Dimensions: | 1840grt, 1251nrt, 290.7 x 34.5 x 20.0ft; (1871: Depth 28.2ft) |
| Engines: | 2cyl, 170hp; (18XX: C2cyl (28 & 58 x 45ins), 170nhp) |
| Engines by: | R Stephenson & Co, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 60021 |
| History: | |
| 28/10/1867 | Liverpool, Brazil & River Plate Steam Navigation Co (Lamport & Holt), Liverpool |
| 1878 | Soc de Nav Royale Belge Sud-Americain, Antwerp |
| 1909 | Liverpool, Brazil & River Plate Steam Navigation Co (Lamport & Holt), Liverpool |
| 1915 | Unknown owner |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | by 1878: Original engine compounded by Stephenson & Co |
| 1878: Royale Belge was a subsidiary of Lamport & Holt | |
| 1895: Converted to a hulk at Valparaiso | |
| 1915: Reported as sold for scrap but still in existance at Punta Arenas in 2009 | |
| One of a number of old ships forming a breakwater at ASMAR the Chilean Navy shipyard |
Above photo is copyright of Erhard Bernstein
Above photo is copyright of Doug & Myra Watson
Above photo is copyright of Erhard Bernstein
HIPPARCHUS is the centre hulk. Image is copyright of Google Maps