Lesbian was a cargo liner which was built by Thomas Royden & Sons Ltd., Liverpool. She was launched in 1874 and scrapped in 1903.
History
Lesbian was built in 1874 by Thomas Royden & Sons Ltd, Liverpool as yard number 162. Launched in July 1874, she was built for F R Leyland and Co. In July 1878, the steamship SS Sicilian (1859) suffered a broken propeller shaft. Sicilian was towed in to Gibraltar on 3 July by Lesbian.[1] In February 1888, Lesbian ran aground at "Bulgar", Ottoman Empire whilst on a voyage from Constantinople to Liverpool.[2] She served with the Leyland Line until 1901,[3] when she was sold to Ellerman Lines Ltd.[4] She was renamed Algeria and served for a further two years. Algeria was scrapped at Livorno, Italy in 1903.[5]
Official number and code letters
Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers.
Lesbian had the UK Official Number 70850.[5]
References
- Shipping Intelligence Glasgow Herald, 4 July 1878^
- Latest Shipping Intelligence 16 February 1888^
- Leyland Line The Ships List, retrieved 15 March 2009^
- Ellerman & Papayannie The Ships List, retrieved 15 March 2009^
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