| Name: | MIDAS |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 08/05/1883 |
| Completed: | 07/1883 |
| Builder: | T & W Smith |
| Yard: | North Shields |
| Yard Number: | 82 |
| Dimensions: | 2006grt, 1161nrt, 276.0 x 36.7 x 21.2ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (32 & 60 x 40ins), 165nhp; (1903: T3cyl (19.5, 32 & 56 x 40ins), 180hp) |
| Engines by: | Hawks, Crawshay & Sons, Gateshead; (1903: Lindholmens, Gothenburg) |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 88734 |
| History: | |
| 23/07/1883 | Hall Brothers, Newcastle |
| 22/09/1896 | Ang A/B Tirfing (A Bröström & Sons), Gothenburg; renamed HEMLAND |
| 1922 | HKH Pohlmann, Storangen; renamed ALLEGRO |
| 1924 | Rederi A/B Allegro (HKH Pohlmann) |
| 1931 | Rederi A/B Mercato (HKH Pohlmann) |
| 1934 | Rederi A/B Macedonia (I Scheja), Stockholm |
| 1937 | Nils Söderberg, Stockholm |
| 1937 | Hanseatica Aschpurwis & Veltjens SA, Panama; renamed BALBOA |
| 1939 | Hansegesellschaft Aschpurwis & Veltjens, Hamburg |
| 1939 | Renamed LÜTJEHÖRN |
| 04/01/1945 | Sank |
| Comments: | 04/01/1945: Mined & sunk in the Darsser Ort, 14 miles off Warnemünde |
Above photo as HEMLAND is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as ALLEGRO is courtesy of Bernt Fogelberg
Above photo as ALLEGRO is courtesy of J Robert Boman. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as LÜTJEHÖRN is courtesy of J Robert Boman
Shields Daily News, Wednesday, 09/05/1883