SS Nubia (1882)
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nubia |
| Owner | Anchor Line, Glasgow[1] |
| Builder | D & W Henderson & Co Ltd, Meadowside, Clydeside, Glasgow  [1] |
| Yard number | 232[1] |
| Launched | 1882[1] |
| Identification | 86709[1] |
| Fate | Acquired by Cia de Comercio e Navegacao, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in 1906 and renamed SS São Luiz[1] |
| History | |
| Name | SS São Luiz |
| Owner | Cia de Comercio e Navegacao, Rio De Janeiro  [1] |
| Acquired | 1906[1] |
| Fate | Ran aground and wrecked on 11 January 1911[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 3,551 GRT[1] |
| Length | 112.4 m (369 ft)[1] |
| Beam | 12 m (39 ft)[1] |
| Draught | 8.7 m (29 ft)[1] |
| Installed power | 2-cylinder compound engine providing 480 horsepower (360 kW)[1] |
| Speed | 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)[1] |
The Nubia was a cargo ship built in 1882 by D. & W. Henderson & Co. Ltd. of Meadowside, Clydeside, Glasgow and operated by Anchor Line Ltd of Glasgow.[1][2] It measured 112.4 metres (369 ft) by 12 metres (39 ft) with a top speed of 14 knots.[1] In 1906 it was sold to Cia de Comercio e Navegacao of Rio de Janeiro and renamed SS São Luiz.[1][3][4] The ship ran aground on 10 January 1911 off the coast of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Lettens, Jans; Allen, Tony. "Nubia cargo ship 1906 - 1911". Wrecksite. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1883.
- ^ Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Wyman and Sons. 1910. p. 289.
- ^ Gibbs, Charles Robert Vernon (1963). British passenger liners of the five oceans: a record of the British passenger lines and their liners from 1838 to the present day. Putnam. p. 128.
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