SSAppomattox(1893)
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| Builder | Furness Withy,Middleton |
| Yard number | 199 |
| Launched | 12 July 1893 |
| Completed | September 1893 |
| Fate | Sunk on 12 March 1916 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Banana boat |
| Tonnage | 2,875GRT |
| Length | 345 ft 1.75 in (105.20 m) |
| Beam | 41 ft 4 in (12.60 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 x screw |
SSAppomattoxwas a 3,338 tonbanana boatof theFyffes Line.
History[edit]
She was built in 1893 for the Chesapeake & Ohio Steam Ship Company (hence the Virginian name[1]) and sold toElders & Fyffesin 1902. She undertook occasional work for theUnited Fruit Companyuntil 1910, when she was sold to M. Gumuchdjian, of Turkey and renamedSeyyar.She was sunk offKarasuby Russian warships on 12 March 1916.[2]
Notes and references[edit]
- ^Merchant Navy Nostalgia, Elders & Fyffes, Ian Coombe, Montreal.Accessed 2007-10-10.
- ^The Ships List, Elders & Fyffes, S Swiggum & M kohli.Accessed 2007-10-10.
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