cargo ship BORDEAUX

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1899 - 1915

Design features

Bordeaux (steel cargo ship) 1899 - 1915
hull material : ...................steel
previous name(s) of ship : ........francisco
detailed type : ...................steel cargo ship
type of propulsion : ..............1 propeller
building year of ship : ...........1890
name of shipyard : ................Stephens and Co
place of construction : ...........Hebburn on Tyne
year of entering the fleet : ......1899
length (in meters) : ..............116,48
width (in meters) : ...............14,23
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........4350
deadweight (in tons) : ............5327
type of engine : ..................inverted, triple expansion 3 cylinders
engine power (in HP) : ............3000
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........13

History

English cargo liner of 4530t, built in 1890 for the shipping company Thomas Wilson & Co under the name of FRANCISCO. Bought by the CGT in 1899 to establish her line of cargo liners Le Havre-New York, with the PAUILLAC ex-SEDGEMORE. 1st departure on September 21, 1899. Torpedoed in the Gironde by U20 on September 7, 1915.