liner ISAAC-PEREIRE

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1880 - 1906

Design features

Isaac-Pereire (iron liner) 1880 - 1906
hull material : ...................iron
previous name(s) of ship : ........
detailed type : ...................iron liner
type of propulsion : ..............1 propeller
building year of ship : ...........1880
name of shipyard : ................John Elder
place of construction : ...........Glasgow
year of entering the fleet : ......1880
length (in meters) : ..............99,03
width (in meters) : ...............10,26
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........1798
deadweight (in tons) : ............934
type of engine : ..................inverted, 2 cylinders
engine power (in HP) : ............2000
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........14,5

History

Ninth of a series of 12 ships. Sisterships : CHARLES QUINT (1880), VILLE D'ORAN (1880), SAINT AUGUSTIN (1880), MOISE (1880), VILLE DE MADRID (1880), VILLE DE BONE (1880), VILLE DE BARCELONE (1880), ABD EL KADER (1880), KLEBER (1880), VILLE DE ROME (1881), VILLE DE NAPLES (1882). Brought into service in July 1880 on the lines of North Africa, at the departure of Marseille. August 8, 1881, takes fire in the harbor of Tunis and is deliberately scuttled. Put into service after repairs in January 1882. In 1891, undergoes a complete reconditioning. In 1903, receives new boilers. On October 26, 1906, is lost by stranding off Port-Mahon (Balearic Islands).