SS Cufic (1888)
SS Cufic was a livestock carrier, built by Harland and Wolff for the White Star Line, displacing 4,639 tons and completed on 1 December 1888.[1] Her sister ship was the SS Runic. She ran the Liverpool to New York route. In 1896, Cufic was chartered to a Spanish shipping company and renamed Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe and transported horses between Spain and Cuba.
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| Builder: | Harland and Wolff |
| Yard number: | 210 |
| Launched: | 10 October 1888 |
| Completed: | 1 December 1888 |
| In service: | 1888 |
| Out of service: | 1919 |
| Fate: | Foundered December 1919 |
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| Class and type: | Cufic Class |
| Type: | Livestock Carrier |
| Tonnage: | 4,639 GRT |
| Length: | 131.24 m (430.57 ft) |
| Beam: | 13.77 m (45.17 ft) |
| Decks: | 3 superstructure decks (Including upper open bridge) |
| Propulsion: | Single Screw |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
| Crew: | 40 |
In 1898 Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe was returned to the White Star Line and the ship was renamed Cufic. She was then moved to the Dominion Line in 1901, with her name being now changed to Manxman. She was later sold on to a Canadian shipping Line. Manxman was used as a troop transport in 1917 and in 1919 was sold to new owners in New York.
On 18 December 1919, Cufic foundered with all the crew whilst transporting shipments of wheat from Portland to Gibraltar.
References
- McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 120. ISBN 9780752488615.
External links
- "SS Cufic". Titanic and Other White Star Line Ships. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
