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Name: EL GALLO
Type: Tanker
Launched: 06/08/1892
Completed: 09/1892
Builder: Sir WG Armstrong, Mitchell & Co Ltd
Yard: Low Walker
Yard Number: 599
Dimensions: 632grt, 380nrt, 170.5 x 28.0 x 14.5ft
Engines: T3cyl (16.5, 26 & 43 x 27ins), 96nhp
Engines by: Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: n/a
History:
09/1892 G Roiz de la Parra, Santander
1894 Desmarais Hermanos, Santander
1907 R Fernandez, Santander
1909 Minera Cantabro-Asturiana SA (TG Camino), Santander
1919 Alejandro Navajas, Bilbao
1925 P Bayona, Bilbao
1927 P Bayona Garcia, Melilla; renamed JAIME B
1932 R Alvarez Claro, Melilla
24/10/1934 Wrecked
Comments: 1907: Converted to dry cargo vessel
24/10/1934: Wrecked north of Cala Vinas, Cabo Tres Forcas


Above photo as EL GALLO is copyright of Tyne & Wear Museums