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Name: VILLE DE CALAIS
Type: Tanker
Launched: 12/08/1887
Completed: 09/1887
Builder: Sir WG Armstrong, Mitchell & Co Ltd
Yard: Low Walker
Yard Number: 506
Dimensions: 1836grt, 258.5 x 36.7ft
Engines: T3cyl
Engines by: Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: n/a
History:
09/1887 Paul Paix et Cie, Calais
02/03/1890 Sank
Comments: 16/10/1888: Exploded and burned at Calais, salvaged and temporary repair
02/03/1890: Sank off Margate on a voyage from Calais to London


The Marine Engineer 1st October 1887