SS Cufic (1888)

For other ships with the same name, see SS Cufic.

SS Cufic
History
Name
  • Cufic (1888–1896)
  • Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (1896–1898)
  • Cufic (1898–1901)
  • Manxman (1901–1919)
Owner
BuilderHarland and Wolff
Yard number210
Launched10 October 1888
Completed1 December 1888
In service1888
Out of service1919
FateFoundered December 1919
General characteristics
Class and typeCufic Class
TypeLivestock Carrier
Tonnage4,639 GRT
Length131.24 m (430.57 ft)
Beam13.77 m (45.17 ft)
Decks3 superstructure decks (Including upper open bridge)
PropulsionSingle Screw
Speed12 knots
Crew40

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 SS Runic. 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.

References

  1. ^ https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?131939 [bare URL]
  2. ^ https://www.whitestarhistory.com/cufic [bare URL]
  3. ^ McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 120. ISBN 9780752488615.
  4. ^ Cowden, James E.; Duffy, John O. C. (1986). The Elder Dempster: fleet history, 1852-1985. Cottishall: Mallett and Bell Publ. p. 150. ISBN 0-9509453-1-5.
  • "SS Cufic". Titanic and Other White Star Line Ships. Retrieved 15 August 2013.


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