SS Cufic (1888) explained
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| Ship Name: | - Cufic (1888–1896)
- Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (1896–1898)
- Cufic (1898–1901)
- Manxman (1901–1919)
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| | Ship Builder: | Harland and Wolff | | Ship Yard Number: | 210 | | Ship Launched: | 10 October 1888 | | Ship Completed: | 1 December 1888 | | Ship In Service: | 1888 | | Ship Out Of Service: | 1919 | | Ship Fate: | Foundered December 1919 |
| Ship Class: | Cufic Class | | Ship Type: | Livestock Carrier | | Ship Length: | 131.24 m (430.57 ft) | | Ship Beam: | 13.77 m (45.17 ft) | | Ship Decks: | 3 superstructure decks (Including upper open bridge) | | Ship Propulsion: | Single Screw | | Ship Speed: | 12 knots | | Ship Crew: | 40 |
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SS Cufic was a livestock carrier, built by Harland and Wolff for the White Star Line, measuring 4,639 gross registered tons, and completed on 1 December 1888.[3] Her sister ship was the . She ran the Liverpool to New York route. In 1896, Cufic was chartered to a Spanish shipping company and was renamed Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe and transported horses between Spain and Cuba.
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 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, she was sold to her new owners in New York.
On 18 December 1919, Manxman foundered in the North Atlantic with the loss of around 40 crew whilst transporting wheat from Portland, Maine to Gibraltar.[4] The ship was in terrible weather. 19 people were rescued by the SS British Isles.
External links
- Web site: SS Cufic . Titanic and Other White Star Line Ships . 2013-08-15.
Notes and References
- https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?131939
- https://www.whitestarhistory.com/cufic
- Book: McCluskie. Tom. The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. 2013. The History Press. Stroud. 9780752488615. 120.
- Book: Cowden . James E. . Duffy . John O. C. . The Elder Dempster: fleet history, 1852-1985 . 1986 . Mallett and Bell Publ . Cottishall . 0-9509453-1-5 . 150.
