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Name: TRANSIT
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 08/11/1870
Completed: 1871
Builder: C Mitchell & Co
Yard: Low Walker
Yard Number: 240
Dimensions: 549grt, 373nrt, 184.0 x 27.6 x 14.6ft
Engines: 2cyl (38 & 38 x 30ins), 90hp
Engines by: R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: n/a
History:
1871 Achille Grandchamps et Fils, Dieppe
23/01/1876 Sank
Comments: 23/01/1876: Sank after a collision with GLANIBANTA in Yarmouth Roads
On a voyage from Grimsby to Dieppe carrying general cargo


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