liner SAINT-AUGUSTIN

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1880 - 1913

Design features

Saint-Augustin (iron liner) 1880 - 1913
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 Co
place of construction : ...........Glasgow
year of entering the fleet : ......1880
length (in meters) : ..............95,10
width (in meters) : ...............10,24
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........1578
deadweight (in tons) : ............790
type of engine : ..................compound 2 cylinders triple expansion in 1892
engine power (in HP) : ............2000
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........13

History

Third of a series of 12 ships. Sisterships : CHARLES QUINT (1880), VILLE D'ORAN (1880), MOISE (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). Brought into service in July 1880. In 1892, receives triple expansion engines and new boilers. In 1904, receives new boilers again. On January 1, 1913, a water leak causes the shipwreck of the ship off Bône.