| Da Creese : FRANCE built by Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, Le Havre, France (yard# 230). 1899 completed for Cie. des Chemins de Fer de l'Ouest, Dieppe, France (steel twin screw steamer, passenger (Channel ferry), 994 grt, 201 nrt, 264.0' x 29.5' x 15.1', 285 nhp, two 3-cyl. (620, 910, 1350 x 650 mm) triple expansion steam engines by builder, 2 screws, 21 kts) = FRANCE, (JHFM). 1909 Chemins de Fer de l'Etat Français, Dieppe, France. 1913 J. B. Garcin, Nice, France. 1915 French Govt., France. 22.06.1915 registered for The Admiralty, London (#263/1915), United Kingdom = (#139063). 1919 Chemins de Fer de l'Etat Français, Dunkerque, France. 1922 South American Tours (C. Seguin), Buenos Aires, Argentina = FORTUNA. 1931 Compañía Argentina Uruguaya de Navegación Centenario S.A., Montevideo, Uruguay (658 grt) = CENTENARIO, (CXAB). 1962 deleted from Lloyd's Register, believed wrecked previously. |
Capt. Haddock
