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Name: VILLE DE DUNKERQUE
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 03/1878
Completed: 04/1878
Builder: John Readhead & Co
Yard: Lawe Yard, South Shields
Yard Number: 139
Dimensions: 1044grt, 221.4 x 28.9ft
Engines: C2cyl
Engines by:
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Iron
Reg Number:
History:
04/1878 Cie Générale des Bateaux à Vapeur à Hélice du Nord, Dunkerque
01/1883 Burned
Comments: 10/01/1883: Caught fire off Capo Mele
On a voyage from Genoa to Marseilles carrying a general cargo including spirits
13/01/1883: Beached at Alassio. Deemed a total loss