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Name: STARLING
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 18/06/1887
Completed: 07/1887
Builder: Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd
Yard: Jarrow
Yard Number: 582
Dimensions: 804grt, 454nrt, 210.0 x 30.1 x 12.9ft
Engines: T3cyl (18, 29 & 47 x 33ins), 128nhp
Engines by: Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 94307
History:
29/07/1887 General Steam Navigation Co, London
07/03/1918 Sank
Comments: Built for the cattle and general goods trade
07/03/1918: Sank after a collision with TINTO, about 7 miles W of Le Tréport
On a voyage from London to Bordeaux carrying general cargo


Shields Daily News, Monday, 20/06/1887