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Name |
Official number |
Flag |
IMO |
MONTROSE |
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GBR |
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Year built |
Date launched |
Date completed |
1837 |
08/04/1837 |
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Vessel type |
Vessel description
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Passenger / Cargo
| Wood Paddle Steamer |
Builder |
Yard |
Yard no |
Scott & Sons, Greenock |
Westburn East |
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Tonnage |
Length |
Breadth |
Depth |
Draft |
603 grt / 235 nrt / 1500 bm, 368 nm |
155.8 ft |
24.0 ft |
16.5 ft |
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Engine builder |
Scott, Sinclair & Co., Greenock |
Engine detail |
Side-lever 2cyl 58"x66" 260/300hp |
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First owner |
First port of register |
Registration date |
Montrose & London Steam Navigation Co, London |
London |
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Other names |
1852 DUQUE DE SALDANHA |
Subsequent owner and registration history |
7/1840 Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co, London. 4/1852 Portuguese Government |
Vessel history |
7/1837 began London-Montrose service 13/9/1839 suffered engine damage and returned to Montrose, after sailing for London 1/1840 advertised for sale (Montrose & London company in liquidation) 7/1840 on Falmouth-Spain/Portugal mail service 1846 lengthened by Thomas & John White, Cowes: ??grt 166.5 x 23.6 x 16.8ft; subsequently ran on P&O's Mediterranean service from Southampton - later returned to Penisular mail service 24/12/1851 broke shaft in storm near Cape St Vincent - later at Cadiz for repairs 1852 to operate as a mail steamer between Portugal and Angola Later described as a "fregata" |
Remarks |
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End year |
Fate / Status |
1854 |
Wrecked 31/07/1854 |
Disposal Detail |
Stranded on a sandbank at Fereira, south of Aveiro (Madeira for Porto with troops), and then broke up. All crew and troops rescued. |
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