Aberdeen Ships | TELEPHONE

Name	TELEPHONE
Construction	IRON
Type	CARGO
Date	1878
Official Number	77450
Description	Yard Number 161 Iron Screw Steamship built November 1878 for J Aitken Jnr., J Duthie, A & R Duthie, Aberdeen. By August 1879 J Duthie has 6/64 shares and A & R Duthie have 5/64 shares. 2 x inverted compound 124 NHP combined engines by Blaikie Bros. Aberdeen. Master 1880-81 Thomson. Subsequent Names: MARTHA Bought in 1895 by John Cook & Son. On 18 July 1896 TELEPHONE was in collision with the Spanish steamer ABRIL near Revalstoke. ABRIL sank with the loss of one life. TELEPHONE was on passage from Lovisa for Aberdeen with wood. TELEPHONE took ABRIL survivors to Reval and then was towed to Stockholm for repairs. In 1899, TELEPHONE was sold to C N Castriottis of Piraeus and renamed MARTHA. On 23 October 1909, MARTHA sailed from Beirut with 9000 cases of petroleum for Sidon. The vessel reached Sidon but was found to be on fire and sank at anchor on the 25 October 1909.
Shipbuilder	DUTHIE
Shipowner	James Aiken Junior, Aberdeen
Dimensions	length 242' 2" x breadth 31' x depth 17' 3" tonnage 810 tons 1249 GRT

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