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Name: AEON
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 20/04/1905
Completed: 07/1905
Builder: Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd
Yard: Howdon
Yard Number: 124
Dimensions: 4221grt, 2759nrt, 360.4 x 48.0 x 28.0ft
Engines: T3cyl (25, 41 & 69 x 48ins), 372nhp
Engines by: Richardson, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Sunderland
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 11.0knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 120576
History:
24/06/1905 Howard Smith Co Ltd, London
1905 Registered at Melbourne
18/07/1908 Wrecked
Comments: 18/07/1908: Wrecked on Christmas Island (also known as Kiribati)
On a voyage from San Francisco to Sydney carrying timber & general cargo


Above photo is copyright of FE Wear