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SS Appomattox (1893)
SS ''Appomattox'' was a 3,338 ton banana boat (ship), banana boat of the Fyffes Line. History She was built in 1893 for the Chesapeake & Ohio Steam Ship Company (hence the Virginian name) and sold to Fyffes Line, Elders & Fyffes in 1902. She undertook occasional work for the United Fruit Company until 1910, when she was sold to M. Gumuchdjian, of Turkey and renamed ''Seyyar''. She was sunk off Karasu, Sakarya, Karasu by Russian warships on 12 March 1916. Accessed 2007-10-10. Notes and references Banana boats (ships) 1893 ships Ships built on the River Tees Merchant ships of the United Kingdom Ships of the Ottoman Empire Maritime incidents in 1916 World War I shipwrecks in the Black Sea {{ ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furness Withy
Furness Withy was a major British transport business. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange. History The company was founded by Christopher Furness and Henry Withy (1852–1922) in 1891 in Hartlepool. This was achieved by the amalgamation of the ''Furness Line'' of steamers with the business of ''Edward Withy and Co.'', iron and steel shipbuilders and repairers, of West Hartlepool, which was founded by Edward Withy (1844-1927), Henry Withy's brother. An early acquisition in 1900 was a controlling interest in Richardsons Westgarth & Company, a marine engineering business. Furness, Withy started with 18 vessels and over the subsequent years it owned in excess of a thousand ships.Furness Withy (Chartering) Limited status: usurped It bought the Prince line in 1916. In 1917 the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |