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Launched 1866: ss CITY OF ANTWERP
ss CITY OF ANTWERP
ss CITY OF ANTWERP
ss CITY OF ANTWERP
built by Tod & McGregor Glasgow,
Yard No 137

Last Name: THANEMORE (1879)
Propulsion: steam. After being sold to Johnstone Line she had new compound engines fitted.
Launched: Thursday, 08/11/1866
Built: 1867
Ship Type: Passenger Vessel
Ship's Role: Transatlantic voyages
Tonnage: 2391 grt
Length: 332 feet
Breadth: 39.4 feet
Owner History:
Inman Line Liverpool: Ship sold to Johnstone Line 1879
Status: Sunk - 1890

Remarks: Maiden voyage Liverpool
Queenstown
New York on February 20th, 1867. After being sold to Johnstone Line she was rebuilt to 3032 grt. She went missing in November of 1890, it is presumed she struck and iceberg and sank with 43 lives.
Photo supplied by Stuart Cameron

Last updated: by Bruce Biddulph from the original records by Stuart Cameron

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