| Name: | YORK |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 27/11/1871 |
| Completed: | 12/1871 |
| Builder: | Cole Bros |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 12 |
| Dimensions: | 990grt, 639nrt, 214.4 x 29.2 x 16.4ft |
| Engines: | CI2cyl (27 & 47 x 30ins), 90nhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co, Sunderland |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 58791 |
| History: | |
| 05/02/1872 | R Harrowing, Whitby |
| 1883 | J Lohden & Co, West Hartlepool |
| 1885 | Neptun Bergnings och Dykeri Bolaget, Stockholm; renamed ZEUS |
| 1889 | A Leffler & Son, Gothenburg |
| 1890 | Angfartygs A/B Erato, Gothenburg |
| 1894 | Angfartygs A/B Viking, Gothenburg |
| 1899 | Angfartygs A/B Ella, Gothenburg |
| 1910 | Angfartygs A/B Enar, Gothenburg |
| 1916 | Rederi A/B Tonnage, Stockholm |
| 1916 | A/B Brodrene Lofgren, Gefle; renamed BO |
| 1916 | Rederi A/B Uman, Stockholm |
| 1917 | Rederi A/B Baltic-France, Gothenburg |
| 1917 | Fornyade Angfartygs A/B Viking, Gothenburg |
| 11/02/1918 | Sank |
| Comments: | 25/10/1884: Wrecked in the Aland Sea, Gulf of Finland |
| On a voyage from Wismar to Hudiksvall in ballast | |
| Vessel filled with water & sank | |
| Subsequently salvaged by the Neptun Company | |
| Repaired by Motala Mek in their drydock at Norrkoping | |
| 11/02/1918: Sank after a collision with DIMITRIOS PATERAS | |
| & BANDERAS in La Pallice Roads | |
| On a voyage from Bilbao to Newport with a cargo of iron ore |
Above photo showing YORK under repair at Norrkoping in 1884 is copyright of Melier Rosen. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Northern Echo, Saturday, 06/12/1884