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Ship – SS City of Antwerp
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Info collected by Bruce Maliphant [##48059]
JOURNEYS
| Surname | First Name | Ref ID | From | ↓ Select ↓ | To | Departure | Arrival | Transport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALIPHANT | Henry | 44005 | U.K. |   | U.S.A. | 17th June 1873 E | 24th June 1873 | SS City of Antwerp |
SPECIFICATIONS
Built by Tod & McGregor, Glasgow, Scotland.
Tonnage: 2,391.
Dimensions: 332′ x 39′.
Single-screw, 12 knots.
Three masts and one funnel.
Iron hull.
Maiden voyage: Liverpool-New York, February 20, 1867.
Compound engines installed in 1879.
Tonnage increased to 3,032.
Sold to Johnston Line.
Renamed: Thanemore (1879).
Disappeared at sea on voyage from Baltimore to Liverpool in November 1890, with loss of 43 lives.