Monkshaven 1882

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Name:	MONKSHAVEN
Type:	Cargo Ship
Launched:	1882
Completed:	07/1882
Builder:	John Readhead & Co
Yard:	West Yard, South Shields
Yard Number:	183
Dimensions:	1415grt, 870nrt, 249.0 x 36.1 x 17.5ft
Engines:	C2cyl (29 & 54 x 36ins), 135nhp
Engines by:	John Readhead & Co, South Shields
Propulsion:	1 x Screw
Construction:	Iron
Reg Number:	86632
History:
07/1882	Robert Harrowing, Whitby
1898	Donald & Taylor, Glasgow
1900	Algoma Central & Hudson Bay Railway Company (FH Clergue),
	Sault Ste Marie, Ontario
18/10/1906	Wrecked

Comments:	27/11/1905: Stranded on Pie Island in Lake Superior, refloated 08/1906.
	18/10/1906: Wrecked after broke moorings and stranded on Angus Island.