| Name: | NORTH LYELL |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 28/12/1898 |
| Completed: | 02/1899 |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 688 |
| Dimensions: | 2067grt, 1270nrt, 300.0 x 40.6 x 20.1ft |
| Engines: | 2 x T4cyl (17, 27.5, 31 & 31 x 30ins), 210nhp |
| Engines by: | Wigham, Richardson & Co, Walker |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 101726 |
| History: | |
| 24/06/1899 | North Mount Lyell Copper Co Ltd, Melbourne |
| 1899 | Union Steamship Co of New Zealand Ltd, Dunedin; renamed MOURA |
| 1915 | Douglas Steamship Co, Hong Kong; renamed HAI HONG |
| 1928 | Cia Maritima (Fernandez Bros, managers), Manila; renamed MACTAN |
| 01/1956 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Built for the service between the west coast of Tasmania & Melbourne |
| Accommodation for 250 x 1st & 2nd Class passengers | |
| 12/1941: Chartered by the US Army as a transport but converted to a hospital ship | |
| 01/01/1942: The last vessel to leave Manila ahead of the invading Japanese | |
| Evacuated 224 of the most seriously injured US personnnel to Brisbane & Sydney | |
| 01/1943: Used as HQ accommodation in New Guinea. Named S-188 | |
| 09/1945: Returned to owners | |
| 01/1956: Broken up at Hong Kong by Hong Kong Chiap Hua Manufactory Co |
Above photo as NORTH LYELL is copyright of Tyne & Wear Museums
Above photo as MOURA is copyright of Allan C Green. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as MOURA is courtesy of the RJ French Collection
Above photo as MACTAN (S-188) is copyright of the USA Army
Lloyd's List, Friday, 30/12/1898