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Name: CUMBAL
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 17/02/1900
Completed: 04/1900
Builder: Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd
Yard: Howdon
Yard Number: 82
Dimensions: 4259grt, 2781nrt, 360.0 x 48.0 x 20.3ft
Engines: T3cyl (24, 40 & 66 x 48ins), 351nhp
Engines by: North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 10.0knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 112690
History:
04/1900 New York & Pacific Steamship Co Ltd, London
1910 Renamed CHIMU
1919 Northern & Mediterranean Lines Ltd, London
17/08/1919 Wrecked
Comments: 17/08/1919: Wrecked near Brisons, Cape Cornwall & beached at Pendeen Cove
On a voyage from Penarth to Venice with a cargo of coal


Above photos as CHIMU courtesy of Kevin Blair

Shields Daily Gazette, Monday, 19/02/1900