She was the second by the left
In 1921 the Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval built two sister ships, the
Mar Negro
y
Mar Adriatico
, for
Compañía Marítima del Nervión
. In 1928 they were bought by
Trasmediterránea
and renamed
Isla de Tenerife
and
Isla de Gran Canaria
. This last one was seized during the Civil War by the Soviet Union, not being recovered. The
Isla de Tenerife
continued owned by
Trasmediterránea
until scrapped in 1964.
Shipyard / Year
S.E.C.N. - Sestao / 1921
Dead weight
5,450
MT
Gross register
5,334
GRT
Passengers
154
Length
113.0
mtr
Breadth
14.6
mtr
Depth
10,6
mtr
Propulsion
Reciprocating triple expansion
Power
2,700
H.P.
Speed
12
knots
Scrapped
Bilbao - 1964
Berthed at Santander downtown
She can be seen, partially, on the lower left. The small coaster was the
Chonga
, owned by
Vapores Costeros
.
Spanish version