cargo ship BALATA

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1921 - 1924

Design features

Balata (steel cargo ship) 1921 - 1924
hull material : ...................steel
previous name(s) of ship : ........wear
detailed type : ...................steel cargo ship
type of propulsion : ..............1 propeller
building year of ship : ...........1892
name of shipyard : ................J. Mc Arthur
place of construction : ...........Paisley (Ecosse)
year of entering the fleet : ......1921
length (in meters) : ..............36,57
width (in meters) : ...............6,44
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........180
deadweight (in tons) : ............170
type of engine : ..................compound 2 cylinders
engine power (in HP) : ............350
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........8

History

Small cargo liner of 180t, ex-WEAR built in 1892 for Royal Mail S.P. like stationary in the Foreign Indies. Sold in 1915 to the Shipping Compagny T.H. Scott, Trinidad. Bought in 1918 by CGT to serve as stationary in the West Indies, based in Fort de France. Resold in 1924 to the armament Aubery, Trinidad. Demolished the following year.