Name: | UMBRE |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 23/03/1898 |
Completed: | 18/04/1898 |
Builder: | Wigham Richardson & Co |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 337 |
Dimensions: | 1312grt, 716nrt, 1931dwt, 255.3 x 33.7 x 18.6ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (21, 33.5 & 54 x 39ins), 195nhp |
Engines by: | Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.8knots (trials) |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 106280 |
History: | |
18/04/1898 | Cork Steamship Co Ltd, Cork |
20/02/1899 | Wrecked |
Comments: | Contract Price £22752; Profit £1234-10s-2d |
20/02/1899: Wrecked off Greeb Point, Pendeen, Cornwall | |
On a voyage from Liverpool to Amsterdam carrying general cargo |
Above photo courtesy of George Robinson
Cornishman, Thursday, 23/02/1899