SS Nubia (1882)
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]
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Nubia |
| Owner: | Anchor Line, Glasgow[1] |
| Builder: |
D & W Henderson & Co Ltd, Meadowside, Clydeside, Glasgow  |
| 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  |
| 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] |
References
- 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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