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Name: CABO FINISTERRE
Type: Passenger Cargo Ship
Launched: 30/07/1885
Completed: 10/1885
Builder: Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd
Yard: Jarrow
Yard Number: 564
Dimensions: 1602grt, 1041nrt, 250.5 x 34.5 x 16.8ft
Engines: T3cyl (19, 31.5 & 51 x 36ins), 138nhp
Engines by: Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 11.25knots (trials)
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: n/a
History:
10/1885 Ybarra y Cia, Sevilla
30/06/1887 Wrecked
Comments: Accommodation provided for 20 x 1st Class passengers
30/06/1887: Stranded 15 miles N of Cape St Vincent at Ponta da Ruiva
She was carrying general cargo


Jarrow Express, Friday, 09/10/1885

Lloyd's List, Tuesday, 26/07/1887