SS Barnsley
Passenger and cargo vessel
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SS Barnsley was a passenger and cargo vessel built for the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1876.[1]
- 1876–1889: SS Barnsley
- 1889–1905: SS Gomes VI
- 1905–1909: SS Lobito
- 1876–1889: Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
- 1889–1898: A Gomez, Lisbon
- 1898–1905: Empreza de Navegação por Vapor para o Algarve e Guadiana, Lisbon
- 1905–1905: J Soares Franco, Lisbon
- 1905–1906: João Fonseca e Sá, Lisbon
- 1905–1909: Empreza Nacional de Navegação, Lisbon
- 1876–1889:
- 1889–1909:
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| History | |
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| Name |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | John Elder and Company, Govan |
| Yard number | 200 |
| Launched | 20 May 1876 |
| Out of service | 4 February 1909 |
| Fate | Sunk 1909 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 603 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 185.2 feet (56.4 m) |
| Beam | 27 feet (8.2 m) |
History
Barnsley was built by John Elder and Company of Govan, Scotland, and launched on 20 May 1876[2] By Miss Jamieson. She was intended for the services from Grimsby, England, to Hamburg, Germany, and Antwerp, Belgium.
In 1889 she was sold to A Gomez, Lisbon, Portugal, and renamed Gomes VI. She was sold again in 1898 to Empreza de Navegação por Vapor para o Algarve e Guadiana, Lisbon, and then in 1905 through J Soares Franco, João Fonseca e Sá, to Empreza Nacional de Navegação, all in Lisbon. She was renamed Lobito.
Lobito sank on 4 February 1909 at Ilha do Maio in the Cape Verde Islands while on passage from São Vicente for Cape Verde.