Thermopylæ (1891)

Builder:
Hall, Russell & Company
Aberdeen, Scotland
Ordered:
N/A
Keel Laid:
N/A
Year Built:
1891
Launched:
September 19, 1891
Type:
Passenger
Completed:
November 1891
Fate:
Wrecked Sept. 11, 1899, grounded on rocks. Later broke up and sank.

Location: Off Mouille Point, Table Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.
(33.53.95S - 18.23.95E)

No casualties.


Owner
Aberdeen Line
(George Thompson & Co)
London, England


Dimensions, machinery and performance

Length:
362' 2" (PP)
Engines:
1 triple expansion
Beam:
44' 2"
Boilers:
N/A
Draft:
33' 6" (depth)
Shafts:
1
Gross Tons:
3,711
HP:
N/A
DWT:
N/A
Speed:
13 knots
Crew:
N/A
Funnels:
1
Passengers:
695
Masts:
3 (rigged for sail)


Captains
From
To
Name
N/A
Sept. 11, 1899
William Philips Jr.


Timeline
Nov. 24, 1891:
Maiden voyage London - Cape Town - Sydney. Remained on this service until her loss.
1896:
Refrigeration equipment fitted.
Sept. 11, 1899:
Wrecked and sunk.


Builder's Data
Page published Sept. 11, 2009