Name: | RUPERRA |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 09/11/1900 |
Completed: | 01/1901 |
Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Howdon |
Yard Number: | 86 |
Dimensions: | 4293grt, 2792nrt, 360.0 x 48.0 x 19.7ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (23.5, 39 & 66 x 48ins), 339nhp |
Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 113537 |
History: | |
01/1901 | New Ruperra Steam Shipping Co Ltd (J Cory & Sons), cardiff |
29/07/1903 | Sank |
Comments: | 29/07/1903: Sank after a collision with ss MELAMPUS when 14 miles south of |
Bishop Rock LH on a voyage from Barry to Port Said with a cargo of coal. |
Shields Daily Gazette, Tuesday, 08/01/1901