liner CHARLES QUINT

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1880 - 1888

Design features

Charles Quint (iron liner) 1880 - 1888
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 : ................A. J. Inglis
place of construction : ...........Greenock
year of entering the fleet : ......1880
length (in meters) : ..............99,00
width (in meters) : ...............10,25
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........1562
deadweight (in tons) : ............1117
type of engine : ..................inverted, 2 cylinders
engine power (in HP) : ............2000
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........15

History

First of a series of 12 ships. Sisterships: 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), VILLE DE NAPLES (1882). Brought into service in July 1880 on the lines of North Africa, at the departure of Marseille. On July 3, 1888, is collided off Tunisia by the steamer VILLE DE BREST (1871) of Transat and sinks in twenty minutes. Her captain dies after his rescue.