Name: | SOUTH WALES |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 09/02/1883 |
Completed: | 1883 |
Builder: | Schlesinger, Davis & Co |
Yard: | Wallsend |
Yard Number: | 130 |
Dimensions: | 1362grt, 867nrt, 250.8 x 34.2 x 19.7ft |
Engines: | C2cyl (29 & 56 x 36ins), 140nhp |
Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Iron |
Reg Number: | 87461 |
History: | |
1883 | South Wales Steam Ship Co Ltd (E Jones & Co), Cardiff |
08/1897 | Broken up |
Comments: | 04/12/1896: Wrecked off Cabo de Gata near Almeria |
On a voyage from Cardiff to Barcelona with a cargo of coal | |
03/01/1897: Refloated and towed to Almeria | |
08/1897: Arrived at Barcelona for breaking up |