liner MOïSE

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1880 - 1923

Design features

Moïse (iron liner) 1880 - 1923
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 : ................J. Elder
place of construction : ...........Glasgow
year of entering the fleet : ......1880
length (in meters) : ..............95,10
width (in meters) : ...............10,24
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........1751
deadweight (in tons) : ............790
type of engine : ..................compound 2 triple expansion cylinders, 3 cylinders in 1891
engine power (in HP) : ............2000
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........14

History

Fourth of a series of 12 ships. Sistership: CHARLES QUINT (1880), VILLE D' ORAN (1880), SAINT AUGUSTIN (1880), VILLE DE MADRID (1880), VILLE DE BONE (1880), VILLE DE BARCELONE (1880), ABD EL KADER (1880), ISAAC PEREIRE (1880), KLEBER (1880), VILLE DE ROME (1881), VILLE DE NAPLES (1882). The first of the series to enter into service. Inaugurates on June 30 the 1880 Mediterranean services of Transat by a crossing from Marseille to Algiers with a call in Port-Vendres and Barcelona. In 1891, receives triple expansion engines and new boilers. In 1904, undergoes a new reconditioning. Sold for the demolition in 1923, after a 43 years career!