Name: | RHONA |
Launched: | 30/09/1897 |
Completed: | 11/1897 |
Builder: | JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields |
Yard Number: | 182 |
Dimensions: | 142grt, 3nrt, 105.4 x 21.7 x 8.6ft; (12/1897: 182grt, 21nrt) |
Engines: | 2 x C2cyl (15 & 30 x 21ins), 75nhp, 440ihp |
Engines by: | JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields |
Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 10.5knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 108270 |
History: | |
11/1897 | Mason & Barry Ltd, London |
12/1897 | Mason & Barry Ld, Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Portugal |
09/02/1923 | Sank |
Comments: | 09/02/1923: Sank in a fierce storm near the Bugio LH, off the River Tagus |
On a voyage from Vila Real to Lisbon for drydocking and upgrading | |
2 of the 9 crew rescued from the rigging by a lifeboat | |
Thanks to David Asprey for the above details |