Name: | EMPRESS |
Launched: | 22/03/1897 |
Completed: | 04/1897 |
Builder: | Edwards Brothers |
Yard: | North Shields |
Yard Number: | 558 |
Dimensions: | 67grt, 2nrt, 75.8 x 16.1 x 8.4ft |
Engines: | C2cyl (15 & 30 x 20ins), 35nhp, 200ihp |
Engines by: | Edwards Brothers, North Shields |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 9.5knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 108005 |
History: | |
04/1897 | John T Crampton, Landport, Hampshire; registered at Portsmouth |
1901 | Managed by JT Crampton & Co, Portsmouth |
04/11/1906 | Harry A Crampton (JT Crampton & Co), Portsmouth |
07/08/1919 | Charles H Campbell (CH Campbell & Co), London |
29/11/1927 | CH Campbell Ltd, London |
1928 | Broken up |
Comments: | 08/1902: For sale by JT Crampton "now employed on Lough Swilly" |
01/09/1914: Requisitioned by the Admiralty for service at Portsmouth | |
14/05/1919: Returned to owners | |
14/02/1928: British Register closed as "sold for breaking up" |
Northern Whig, Wednesday, 27/08/1902