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| Name |
Official number |
Flag |
IMO |
| RIO VERMEJO |
17841 |
GBR |
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| Year built |
Date launched |
Date completed |
| 1856 |
13/11/1856 |
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| Vessel type |
Vessel description
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| Passenger / Cargo
| Iron Paddle Steamer |
| Builder |
Yard |
Yard no |
| Blackwood & Gordon, Paisley |
Cartvale SB Yard |
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| Tonnage |
Length |
Breadth |
Depth |
Draft |
| 170 grt / 50 nrt / |
102.0 ft |
19.0 ft |
7.5 ft |
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| Engine builder |
, |
| Engine detail |
| 2cyl 60nhp |
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| First owner |
First port of register |
Registration date |
| William Rodger & James Best, Liverpool |
Liverpool |
06/01/1857 |
| Other names |
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| Subsequent owner and registration history |
| 31/2/1857 John Best & Brothers, Buenos Aires - Argentine flag |
| Vessel history |
Built to explore the Rio Bermejo, Argentina from River Plate as far as Oran (Salta) and the Bolivian border.
12/1/1857 sailed Paisley direct for River Plate, rigged as 2-masted schooner with engines, paddles etc dismantled. Also carrying two knocked-down barges.
6/1857 sailed Buenos Aires for Rio Bermejo, under Captain Lavarello. |
| Remarks |
| "Rio Vermejo" was an English variant of the Rio Bermejo. |
| End year |
Fate / Status |
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