| Name: | SARGASSO |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 30/07/1908 |
| Completed: | 10/1908 |
| Builder: | J Readhead & Sons |
| Yard: | South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 406 |
| Dimensions: | 4533grt, 3259nrt, 359.4 x 47.6 x 15.4ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (26.5, 43 & 71 x 48ins), 409nhp |
| Engines by: | J Readhead & Sons |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 125734 |
| History: | |
| 08/10/1908 | Scrutton, Sons & Co, London |
| 1920 | Charente Steamship Co Ltd, Liverpool; renamed SCIENTIST |
| 1925 | Soc Algerienne de Nav pour l'Afrique du Nord (Ch Schiaffino & Cie, managers), Algiers |
| 1925 | Renamed LAURENT SCHIAFFINO |
| 1937 | African & Continental Steamship & Trading Co Ltd, London; renamed AFRICAN TRADER |
| 1939 | E Szabados, Venice; renamed PAOLO |
| 11/06/1943 | Destroyed by fire |
| Comments: | 28/02/1943: Bombed by Allied aircraft at Cagliari |
| 11/06/1943: Burnt out whilst being repaired |
Above photo as LAURENT SCHIAFFINO is courtesy of Francoise Dion
Above photo as AFRICAN TRADER is copyright of Leslie W Hansen. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Shields Daily News, Friday, 31/07/1908