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MAGELLAN (I)

Built : 1968 Randolph & Elder, Glasgow
Tonnage : 2,856g, 1,791n.
Dimensions : 359ft 7in (109.6m) x 41ft (12.5m) x 26ft 1in (7.95m)
Hull : Iron; 3decks; Cargo 2,550 tons
Passengers : 145 1st, 75 2nd, 300 3rd. 1868 Dec 30 : Launched
1869 Mar 13 : Maiden Voyage, Capt C.H. Sivell, Liverpool - Valparaiso to start the monthly advertised service. The 13th being the sailing day - so much for superstition!
1870 Mar 29 : Sailings became twice monthly at a service speed of 12 knots. 1893 Broken up; River Thames.

 

PATAGONIA

Built : 1869 John Elder & Co, Glasgow
Tonnage : 2,866g, 1,788n
Dimensions : 353 feet (107.59m)
1869 March 1 Launched.   May 13: Maiden voyage Liverpool - Valparaiso
1877 Transferred to River Plate service
1880 Chartered to White Star Line for 1 voyage Liverpool - New York
1890 Triple expansion Eng installed in Barrow
1890 Oct 1 : en route Liverpool - Valparaiso, crew 39, grounded 7 miles north of Tome at Lingueral. All saved.


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