SS Cheribon
Oil painting of the SS Cheribon (1887) by Antonio Jacobsen.
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France | |
Name | Cheribon (1882–1899)[1] |
Owner | Compagnie Nationale de Navigation (1882-1899)[1] |
Builder | William Denny & Brothers[1] |
Yard number | 261[1] |
Launched | July 15, 1882[1] |
Homeport | Marseille, France |
Fate | Sold |
History | |
Chile | |
Name | Cheribon (1899–1901)[1] |
Owner | Captain W. T. Pitt (1899-1901)[1] |
Homeport | Valparaiso, Chile |
Fate | Sold |
History | |
Chile | |
Name | Cheribon (1901–1902)[1] |
Owner | E. Gerrard (1901-1902)[1] |
Homeport | Valparaiso, Chile |
Fate | Wrecked (April 11, 1902)[2] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Steamship, ocean liner |
Tonnage | 3,075 GRT[1] |
Length | 341.2 feet[1] |
Propulsion | Steam, single screw[1] |
Speed | 11 knots[1] |
SS Cheribon (1882-1902) was a transatlantic
History
The Cheribon was ordered built by the Compagnie Nationale de Navigation. The company was founded in 1879 at
In 1886, the Cheribon inaugurated the new Marseilles,
Compagnie Nationale de Navigation also pressed the Cheribon into service of the South American line. On September 26, 1887, the Cheribon was the first ship to be dispatched on the new Marseilles, Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, and Buenos Aires route.[4] The Cheribon serviced the route for three years, bringing Italian immigrants to South America. However, Compagnie Nationale de Navigation permanently discontinued the South America service in 1891, due to the financial crisis in Argentina that effectively halted immigration to the country.[6]
With the termination of the New York service in 1896 and the South America service in 1891, the Cheribon returned to exclusive use of the French Indochina line, servicing Marseilles,
Sinking
Captain W. T. Pitt bought the Cheribon and relocated to its new home port of
See also
- Italian diaspora
- List of ocean liners
- List of ships built by William Denny and Brothers
- Sino-French War
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Bonsor 1975, p. 1,171.
- ^ a b c d e f New York Tribune, "Chilian Steamer Wrecked", New York City, 02 May 1902, p.1. Retrieved on 13 August 2015
- ^ Bonsor 1983, pp. 311–2.
- ^ a b c d Bonsor 1983, p. 311.
- ^ Scientific Publishing Company (1898) Engineering and Mining Journal, New York, volume 52, p. 378.
- ^ a b c d Bonsor 1983, p. 312.
- ^ Evening Star, "Chilean Steamer Wrecked", Washington D.C., 02 May 1902, p.1. Retrieved on 14 August 2015.
- ^ The San Francisco Call, "Guatemala Arrives From Valparaiso", San Francisco, 15 May 1902, p.1. Retrieved on 14 August 2015.
Bibliography
- Bonsor, N. R. P. (1975). North Atlantic seaway : an illustrated history of the passenger services linking the Old World with the New in four volumes. Vol. 3. New York: Arco Publishing Co. OCLC 1194912223.
- Bonsor, N. R. P. (1983). South Atlantic seaway : an illustrated history of the passenger lines and liners from Europe to Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. Jersey Channel Islands: Brookside Publications. OCLC 12749431.
Further reading
- Stuyt, Alexander M. (1990). Survey of international arbitrations, 1794-1989. Boston: M. Nijhoff Publishers. OCLC 20671208.