liner PéROU

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1908 - 1934

Design features

Pérou (steel cargo-passenger ship) 1908 - 1934
hull material : ...................steel
previous name(s) of ship : ........
detailed type : ...................steel cargo-passenger ship
type of propulsion : ..............2 propellers
building year of ship : ...........1907
name of shipyard : ................Chantiers & Ateliers de St Nazaire
place of construction : ...........Penhoët
year of entering the fleet : ......1908
length (in meters) : ..............131,00
width (in meters) : ...............15,86
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........6599
deadweight (in tons) : ............4854
type of engine : ..................2 inverted, triple expansion 3 cylinders, Lentz valves
engine power (in HP) : ............6700
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........16

History

Put on slipway under the name of FORT DE FRANCE. Brought into service in February 1908 on the line of Colon. During the first world war, alternates between missions of transport of troops and regular connections with the West Indies and the Central America. On May 14, 1918, off Start Point (Devon), collides with and sinks cargo liner NECHES. 3 victims. Laid up in December 1931. Demolished in 1934.