Engineering:SS Lesbian (1874)
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| Namesake: | Lesbians |
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| Port of registry: |
 Liverpool |
| Builder: | Thomas Royden & Sons, Liverpool |
| Yard number: | 162 |
| Launched: | July 1874 |
| Identification: | UK Official Number: 70850 |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1903 |
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Lesbian was a 1,559 GRT cargo liner which was built by Thomas Royden & Sons Ltd., Liverpool. She was launched in 1874 and scrapped in 1903.
History
Lesbian was built in 1874 by Thomas Royden & Sons Ltd, Liverpool as yard number 162. Launched in July 1874, she was built for F R Leyland and Co.[1] In July 1878, the steamship Sicilian suffered a broken propeller shaft. Sicilian was towed in to Gibraltar on 3 July by Lesbian.[2] In February 1888, Lesbian ran aground at "Bulgar", Ottoman Empire whilst on a voyage from Constantinople to Liverpool.[3] She served with the Leyland Line until 1901,[4] when she was sold to Ellerman Lines Ltd.[5] She was renamed Algeria and served for a further two years. Algeria was scrapped at Livorno, Italy in 1903.[1]
Official number and code letters
Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers.
Lesbian had the UK Official Number 70850.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "1070850". Miramar Ship Index. https://www.miramarshipindex.nz/ship/1070850.
- ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald (Glasgow) (12022). 4 July 1878.
- ↑ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times (London) (32310): col A, p. 12. 16 February 1888.
- ↑ "Leyland Line". The Ships List. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090302000311/http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/leyland.html. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
- ↑ "Ellerman & Papayannie". The Ships List. http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/ellerman1.htm. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
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