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Name |
Official number |
Flag |
IMO |
WILLEM III |
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NLD |
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Year built |
Date launched |
Date completed |
1871 |
08/03/1871 |
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Vessel type |
Vessel description
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Cargo General
| Iron Screw Steamer |
Builder |
Yard |
Yard no |
John Elder & Co., Govan |
Fairfield Yard |
132 |
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Tonnage |
Length |
Breadth |
Depth |
Draft |
2735 grt / 1778 nrt / |
321.3 ft |
39.6 ft |
21.2 ft |
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Engine builder |
John Elder & Co., Govan |
Engine detail |
C2cyl (50 & 86 x 42in), 400nhp, 1-screw
Potential tripling 1886 - please refer to remarks section below |
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First owner |
First port of register |
Registration date |
Stoomvaart Maats. 'Nederland', Amsterdam |
Amsterdam |
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Other names |
27/01/1873 QUANG-SE - 17/02/1877 GLENORCHY - 1898 PINA |
Subsequent owner and registration history |
27/01/1873 William MacArthur, London registered at London (O.N. 68382) 26/09/1873 Wm. Houstoun, London 20/11/1874 William Houstoun and James A. Steel, London. 02/02/1876 James McGregor 28/02/1877 Registered at Glasgow. 1880 managers McGregor, Gow & Co. (Glen Line) 01/1898 G.B.Lavarello fu P., Genoa 13/01/1898 British Registry closed consequent of sale Foreign. |
Vessel history |
05/1871 abandoned to insurers after fire damage off Plymouth, later repaired and sold |
Remarks |
One source states 07/1886 T.3-cyl by London & Glasgow Eng. & Sbldg. Co. Ltd. but without details cylinder x bore sizes or HP This however is not corroborated by Lloyd's Register which retains the original Elder machinery details until her demise in 1903. |
End year |
Fate / Status |
1903 |
Broken Up |
Disposal Detail |
07/1903 broken up at Genoa. |
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Willem III
Image courtesy of : Old Ship Picture Galleries
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Willem III
Image courtesy of : Old Ship Picture Galleries
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