cargo ship CACIQUE

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1908 - 1917

Design features

Cacique (steel cargo ship) 1908 - 1917
hull material : ...................steel
previous name(s) of ship : ........
detailed type : ...................steel cargo ship
type of propulsion : ..............1 propeller
building year of ship : ...........1908
name of shipyard : ................Swan, Hunter
place of construction : ...........Walker on Tyne
year of entering the fleet : ......1908
length (in meters) : ..............99,06
width (in meters) : ...............13,21
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........2916
deadweight (in tons) : ............4496
type of engine : ..................inverted, triple expansion 3 cylinders
engine power (in HP) : ............1700
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........12

History

Cargo liner of 4500t built in 1908 in Great Britain for the line of cargo liners of Bordeaux towards the French West Indies. Twin of GUYANA (II) built for the same line in the same shipyard. Launched on November 21, 1908, 1st departure for the West Indies on January 15, 1909. Torpedoed on February 20, 1917 at 250 miles of the island of Yeu by U21.