'BIAFRA'
1893. Sold to Ottoman Steam Navigation Company (Idarei Massousieh). Renamed ‘Inayet’.
29th December 1902. Ran aground off Kizilburun. 10 miles west of Sigacik and eventually slid to the bottom.
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'BIAFRA' | |
| Built by: | Randolph Elder & Co |
| Yard: | Govan |
| Yard No.: | 81 |
| Launched: | 5th June 1868 |
| Tonnage: | 1280 tons |
| Length: | 312 feet |
| Breadth: | 32 feet |
| Depth: | 19' 5" |
| Machinery: | 250 hp |
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| Built of: | Iron. |
| Type: | Single Screw Steamer. Passenger - Cargo |
| Registered: | 4th August 1868 in London. |
| Official No.: | 60847 |
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| History: | 1889. Sold to Bossiere Freres et Cie, Havre. Re named ‘Energique’. The engine was 150 h.p. and the tonnage, 1487. 1893. Sold to Ottoman Steam Navigation Company (Idarei Massousieh). Renamed ‘Inayet’. 29th December 1902. Ran aground off Kizilburun. 10 miles west of Sigacik and eventually slid to the bottom. |
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