Name: | HOMER |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 03/12/1880 |
Completed: | 01/1881 |
Builder: | John Readhead & Co |
Yard: | Lawe Yard, South Shields |
Yard Number: | 166 |
Dimensions: | 1308grt, 892nrt, 250.0 x 34.2 x 17.4ft |
Engines: | C2cyl (30 & 57 x 36ins), 145nhp |
Engines by: | John Readhead & Co, South Shields |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Iron |
Reg Number: | 82841 |
History: | |
12/01/1881 | Dick & Page, London |
1897 | Elliott Steam Tug Co (Dick & Page), London |
15/02/1901 | Sank |
Comments: | 15/02/1901: Sank off Spurn Head after a collision with HOPPET |
On a voyage from London to Newcastle in ballast |