liner VILLE DE NAPLES

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1882 - 1918

Design features

Ville de Naples (iron liner) 1882 - 1918
hull material : ...................iron
previous name(s) of ship : ........
detailed type : ...................iron liner
type of propulsion : ..............1 propeller
building year of ship : ...........1881
name of shipyard : ................A. & J. Inglis Ltd.
place of construction : ...........Glasgow
year of entering the fleet : ......1882
length (in meters) : ..............98,57
width (in meters) : ...............10,44
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........1824
deadweight (in tons) : ............812
type of engine : ..................compound 2 cylinders, converted to triple expansion (1897)
engine power (in HP) : ............2100 - 2600 (1897)
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........14 - 15 (1897)

History

Twelfth and the last of a series of 12 ships. Sisterships: CHARLES QUINT (1880), VILLE D'ORAN (1880), SAINT AUGUSTIN (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). Brought into service in 1881 on the lines of North Africa, at the departure of Marseille, under the name of VILLE DE NAPLES. In 1896-97, undergoes a complete reconditioning, receives a triple expansion engine and new boilers. In 1918, undergoes a new complete reconditioning. Is renamed OUDJDA. Is demolished in 1929 in La Seyne, after a 48 years career!