liner VILLE DE BARCELONE

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1880 - 1951

Design features

Ville de Barcelone (iron liner) 1880 - 1951
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 : ................Caird Co
place of construction : ...........Greenock
year of entering the fleet : ......1880
length (in meters) : ..............97,95
width (in meters) : ...............10,2
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........1846
deadweight (in tons) : ............849
type of engine : ..................compound 2 cylinders
engine power (in HP) : ............1800
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........13

History

Seventh of a series of 12 ships. Sisterships: CHARLES QUINT (1880), VILLE D'ORAN (1880), SAINT AUGUSTIN (1880), MOISE (1880), VILE DE MADRID (1880), VILLE DE BONE (1880), ABD EL KADER (1880), ISAAC PEREIRE (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. In 1890, undergoes a complete reconditioning, receives a triple expansion engine and new boilers. In 1902, receives new boilers again. Demolished in 1914 in Genoa.