Name: | NEPTUNE |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 25/04/1896 |
Completed: | 07/1896 |
Builder: | CS Swan & Hunter Ltd |
Yard: | Wallsend |
Yard Number: | 205 |
Dimensions: | 3366grt, 2145nrt, 330.5 x 45.2 x 18.3ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (24, 40 & 64 x 42ins), 289nhp |
Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 104300 |
History: | |
07/1896 | Venus Steam Shipping Co Ltd (John Lockie), Newcastle |
1904 | Cornhill Steamship Co Ltd (Harris & Dixon), London |
1913 | Adolfo Pardo, Santander; renamed ADOLFO |
1919 | Isaac Asteinza, Bilbao |
1920 | Soc Naval Elcano, Santander; renamed MOTRICO |
1922 | P de Beascoechea, San Sebastian |
1923 | Soc Nav Elcano, Santander |
1929 | F Gumersindo Junquera, Gijon; renamed GUMERSINDO JUNQUERA |
19/05/1935 | Wrecked |
Comments: | 19/05/1935: Wrecked 1 mile east of Cabo Toriņana, NW Spain |
On a voyage from Aviles to Alicante with a cargo of coal |
The Marine Engineer, 01/08/1896