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Name: TASSO
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 30/07/1874
Completed: 09/1874
Builder: John Readhead & Co
Yard: Lawe Yard, South Shields
Yard Number: 106
Dimensions: 1669grt, 1281nrt, 260.0 x 33.9 x 22.6ft
Engines: C2cyl (29 & 58 x 36ins),140nhp
Engines by: John Readhead & Co, South Shields
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: 70624
History:
24/09/1874 R MacAndrew & Co, London
05/03/1886 Wrecked
Comments: 05/03/1886: Wrecked off Iles des Saintes, Chausee de Sein
On a voyage from Antwerp to Bordeaux & Buenos Aires with a cargo of iron & sugar