Name: | RISHANGLYS |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 13/03/1877 |
Completed: | 05/1877 |
Builder: | John Readhead & Co |
Yard: | Lawe Yard, South Shields |
Yard Number: | 130 |
Dimensions: | 1198grt, 712nrt, 242.0 x 31.0 x 17.2ft |
Engines: | C2cyl (26.5 & 51 x 33ins), 125nhp |
Engines by: | John Readhead & Co, South Shields |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
Construction: | Iron |
Reg Number: | 72138 |
History: | |
02/05/1877 | Robert Harrowing, Whitby |
1898 | Handelsbolaget Sölvesborg Skeppsvarf (Otto Banck), Stockholm |
1898 | Renamed GÖTA |
1918 | CE Berggren, Oskarshamn |
1931 | Rederi A/B Mercurius (HA Örn), Påskallavik |
1932 | Manager became H Selander, Stockholm |
1935 | Broken up |
Comments: | 14/11/1897: Stranded at Hittarp near Hogänäs |
On a voyage from Middlesbrough to Stettin with a cargo of pig iron | |
10/02/1898: Refloated and eventually sold for £1325 | |
4Q/1935: Broken up in Italy |
Above painting of RISHANGLYS is by Édouard Adam
Above photo as GOTA is courtesy of the Robert Bomans Collection
Newcastle Courant, Friday, 16/03/1877
Lloyd's List, Tuesday, 22/02/1898