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Name |
Official number |
Flag |
IMO |
CITY OF MADRAS |
86728 |
GBR |
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Year built |
Date launched |
Date completed |
1883 |
28/11/1882 |
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Vessel type |
Vessel description
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Cargo General
| Iron Sailing Vessel 3 Masted Ship |
Builder |
Yard |
Yard no |
Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow |
Clydeholm Yard |
312 |
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Tonnage |
Length |
Breadth |
Depth |
Draft |
1655 grt / 1577 nrt / |
260.2 ft |
38.4 ft |
23.0 ft |
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Engine builder |
, |
Engine detail |
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First owner |
First port of register |
Registration date |
George Smith & Sons, Glasgow. - The City Line |
Glasgow |
28/12/1882 |
Other names |
WEMYSS BAY |
Subsequent owner and registration history |
1900 Hatfield, Cameron & Co, Bothwell Street, Glasgow. - The Bay Line. |
Vessel history |
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Remarks |
Said to be a barque when wrecked but not before 1900 |
End year |
Fate / Status |
1903 |
Wrecked 17/09/1903 |
Disposal Detail |
14/09/1903 left Newcastle NSW and about 17/09/1903 wrecked at Mazatlan at the entrance to the Gulf of California. |
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City of Madras
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