Name: | W I RADCLIFFE |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 02/06/1886 |
Completed: | 07/1886 |
Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
Yard: | Jarrow |
Yard Number: | 566 |
Dimensions: | 1969grt, 1231nrt, 270.5 x 36.8 x 20.1ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (21, 34 & 57 x 39ins), 178nhp |
Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 89210 |
History: | |
13/07/1886 | WI Radcliffe SS Co Ltd (E Thomas Radcliffe & Co), Cardiff |
1903 | Aberporth Steamship Co Ltd (D Jenkins & Co), Cardiff; renamed ABERPORTH |
19/06/1905 | Sank |
Comments: | 1903: Purchased for £11080 and a further £3100 spent on repairs |
19/06/1905: Sank off Karabournou in the Black Sea | |
On a voyage from Poti to Antwerp with a cargo of manganese ore |
Above photo as W I RADCLIFFE is courtesy of Richard Cox