| Name: | VILLE DE BONE |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 08/05/1880 |
| Completed: | 22/07/1880 |
| Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 124 |
| Dimensions: | 1632grt, 1069nrt, 312.0 x 33.4 x 25.4ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (42 & 80 x 48ins), 300nhp; (1891: T3cyl (30.75, 42 & 80 x 48ins), 443nhp) |
| Engines by: | J Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker; (1891: By same engine builder) |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 14.0knots |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 22/07/1880 | Cie Generale Transatlantique, Marseilles |
| 01/1931 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Contract Price £44250, Loss £6074-10s-2d |
| Designed to carry 65 x 1st, 57 x 2nd and 58 x 3rd passengers, plus 350 troops | |
| Designed for the Marseilles to Algiers service | |
| 1881: Used as a troopship during the Tunisian occupation | |
| 1891: Complete refit, with new accommodation, engines, boilers etc | |
| 1921: Used for cargo only operations | |
| 01/1931: Broken up at La Seyne |
Above photo is courtesy of Marine-Marchande
Shields Daily News, Wednesday, 12/05/1880