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Name: CAPE CLEAR
Type: Cargo ship
Launched: 05/04/1889
Completed: 1889
Builder: William Dobson & Co
Yard: Walker
Yard Number: 27
Dimensions: 1772grt, 1138nrt, 265.5 x 37.1 x 15.9ft
Engines: T3cyl (20, 33 & 54 x 39ins), 160nhp
Engines by: North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 96136
History:
04/1889 W Milburn & Co, Newcastle
20/01/1890 Missing
Comments: 20/01/1890: Last sighted at 52.48N 05.22W. Subsequently reported missing.
On a voyage from Liverpool to Rosario with general cargo
Possibly lost in a collision in the St George’s Channel