liner VILLE DE TANGER

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1880 - 1910

Design features

Ville de Tanger (iron liner) 1880 - 1910
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 : ................Forges & Chantiers de la Méditerranée
place of construction : ...........Graville
year of entering the fleet : ......1880
length (in meters) : ..............72,24
width (in meters) : ...............9,02
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........905
deadweight (in tons) : ............702
type of engine : ..................compound 2 cylinders
engine power (in HP) : ............700
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........11,5

History

Fourth of a series of 4 ships. Sisterships : SAINT DOMINGUE (1879), SALVADOR (1880), MANOUBIA (1880). Brought into service in 1881 on the lines of North Africa, at the departure of Marseille. In 1890, suffers an explosion of boilers. In 1896, is placed like stationary at the West Indies. In 1910, is sold to a Venezuelian shipping company and is renamed GUYANA. Demolished in 1921 (?).