Name: | SOLO |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 27/01/1899 |
Completed: | 03/1899 |
Builder: | Wigham Richardson & Co |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 352 |
Dimensions: | 3553grt, 2275nrt, 5476dwt, 332.9 x 44.1 x 28.1ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (22, 37 & 62 x 42ins), 265nhp |
Engines by: | Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 9.4knots (trials) |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
03/1899 | Rotterdamsche Lloyd (W Ruys & Zonen), Rotterdam |
1912 | Renamed DJEBRES |
1922 | Hurbert Kranen, Antwerp; renamed KRANCO |
1924 | D Tripcovich, Trieste; renamed RAFFAELLO |
1930 | Owners re-styled as D Tripcovich & Ci Soc Anon di Nav Rimorchie Salvataggi, Trieste |
25/12/1934 | Broken up |
Comments: | Contract Price £47840; Profit £7706-6s-6d |
Built for the Netherlands to Dutch East Indies service | |
30/09/1911: Blown ashore in a gale near Terheide, Netherlands | |
Subsequently refloated and repaired | |
04/1914: Damaged by fire when berthed at Rotterdam. | |
Subsequently repaired | |
1921: Laid up at Rotterdam | |
25/12/1934: Broken up at Venice |
Above photo as DJEBRES is courtesy of the Willem van Voorst collection