Name: | LYEEMOON |
Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 24/12/1889 |
Completed: | 04/03/1890 |
Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 241 |
Dimensions: | 1925grt,1238nrt, 2080dwt, 294.0 x 38.3 x 21.9ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (22.5, 35 & 59 x 39ins), 212nhp |
Engines by: | J Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.6knots (trials) |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
04/03/1890 | Chinesische Kustenfahrt Gesellschaft, Hamburg |
1901 | Hamburg America Line, Hamburg |
1917 | US Shipping Board, Manila; renamed QUANTICO |
25/12/1918 | Wrecked |
Comments: | Accommodation for 7 x 1st, 6 x 2nd Class plus steerage passengers |
Contract Price £41000; Profit £8000-18s-10d | |
Built for the Chinese river & coastal services | |
08/1914: Laid up at Manila | |
06/04/1917: Seized by the Government of the USA | |
25/12/1918: Wrecked on the Tablas Islands, Philippines |