| Name: | RHONE |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 16/04/1889 |
| Completed: | 25/05/1889 |
| Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 233 |
| Dimensions: | 1413grt,961nrt, 1465dwt, 251.5 x 32.2 x 17.0ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (25, 38.5 & 65 x 42ins), 274nhp |
| Engines by: | J Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.1knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 25/05/1889 | Compagnie de Navigation Mixte, Marseilles |
| 1923 | Th Kyrillos, Bandar Abbas; renamed GABRIELLA |
| 1923 | Yelkencizadeler, Istanbul; renamed SAMSUN |
| 1935 | Mustfa ve Ahmet ve Aehbi Alicikacit, Istanbul |
| 1941 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Contract Price £24478; Loss £168 |
| 24/09/1894: On a voyage to the Guinea coast struck a rock at Beriby, beached with a serious leak | |
| 12/11/1894: Refloated by the salvage tug BLAZER | |
| 1923: Laid up at Istanbul | |
| 01/11/1941: Sank while undergoing repair at Kakafatyerigemi Insaat, Istanbul | |
| Subsequently refloated but found to be a constructive total loss and broken up near by |
Above photo as RHONE is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as RHONE is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as SAMSUN is courtesy of Engin Oztabak
Lloyd's List, Saturday, 20/04/1889