| Name: | SAGUNTO |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 19/08/1875 |
| Completed: | 1875 |
| Builder: | John Readhead & Co |
| Yard: | Lawe Yard, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 114 |
| Dimensions: | 958grt, 600nrt, 205.6 x 29.0 x 16.9ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (28 & 50 x 33ins), 120nhp |
| Engines by: | John Readhead & Co, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 1875 | JJ Sister, Valencia |
| 1888 | J Sister & Co, Valencia |
| 1890 | Cia Valenciana de Navegacion, Valencia |
| 1913 | Cia Valenciana de Vapores Correos de Africa, Valencia |
| 1917 | Cia Trasmediterranea, Valencia |
| 1951 | Enrique Freixas, Valencia |
| 1952 | Sebastian Merelo-Barbera Beltran, Valencia; renamed ENRIQUE MAYNES |
| 03/1968 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 1966: Used in the movie Krakatoa, East of Java & called BATAVIA QUEEN |
| Funnel & masts increased in height, yards added to masts & bowsprit added | |
| 03/1968: Broken up at Alicante |
Above photo as ENRIQUE MAYNES is courtesy of Teodoro Diedrich
Above photo showing BATAVIA QUEEN, as modified for movie, is courtesy of the University of the Laguna
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