Name: | VIRGINIA |
Type: | Passenger Ship |
Launched: | 18/06/1863 |
Completed: | 07/1863 |
Builder: | Palmer Bros & Co |
Yard: | Jarrow |
Yard Number: | 121 |
Dimensions: | 2876grt, 2488nrt, 341.8 x 41.2 x 28.0ft; (1871: 4295grt, 3242nrt, 390.7 x 41.3 x 35.3ft) |
Engines: | Steam, 350hp; (1872: CI2cyl (50 & 85 x 48ins), 400nhp) |
Engines by: | (1872: Laird Bros, Birkenhead) |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Iron |
Reg Number: | 45170 |
History: | |
22/07/1863 | Fernie Brothers, Liverpool; registered at Newcastle |
1872 | National Steam Ship Co Ltd, Liverpool; renamed GREECE |
1896 | Broken up |
Comments: | Accommodation for 630 x passengers |
1872: Lengthened to 390.7ft, 4295grt | |
1872: Re-engined by Laird Bros |
Above image as GREECE is copyright of the Peabody Museum