Name: | WESER |
Type: | Passenger Ship |
Launched: | 21/10/1858 |
Completed: | 1858 |
Builder: | Palmer Bros & Co |
Yard: | Jarrow |
Yard Number: | 72 |
Dimensions: | 2266grt 327.5 x 39.8 x 25.7ft |
Engines: | 2cyl (90 & 90 x ?ins), 746nhp |
Engines by: | JB Palmer & Co, Jarrow |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Iron |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
1858 | Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen |
17/11/1859 | Government of France, French Navy |
16/01/1861 | Wrecked |
Comments: | Accommodation for 70 x 1st, 100 x 2nd & 450 x 3rd Class passengers |
17/11/1859: Purchased to support the expedition to China | |
16/01/1861: Wrecked at the mouth of the Mekong River |
Above image, of sister ship HUDSON, is copyright of Baggiel Land Blanck
Newcastle Courant, Friday, 29/10/1858