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Heimdal
1907-1910 General cargo
Buildingyard: Palmer's Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd., Jarrow
Built year: 1889
Yard no: 631
Tonnage: GRT: 2998/ NET: 1856/ TDW: 5000
Dims: LOA: 314,0/ BR: 41,3/ DR: 21,5ft
Machinery: 3-cyl tripleexp steam engine by the shipbuilder
IHP: 1375
Speed: 9,0 knots
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21.11.1889: Launched as EGREMONT CASTLE for Lancaster Shipowners Co Ltd. (W.J. Chambers), Liverpool
00.00.1890: Completed
00.00.1892: Owners renamed Lancashire Shipping Co Ltd. (James Chambers & Co), Liverpool
00.00.1902: Sold to Macbeth & Co Ltd., Glasgow. Reg at Sydney, New South Wales/ Australia
00.00.1907: Purchased by WW. Renamed HEIMDAL
20.06.1910: Wrecked on Sable Island, N. Scotia/ Canada. On passage from Santos to UK in ballast
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