She had a single propeller moved by a triple expansion steam machine with 1,986 H.P. She was bought on 1895 for helping in the transport of soldiers and supplies to Cuba. When the war finished she was returned to her previous owners, as agreed on the purchase contract. After changing several times owner and name was torpedoed on 1915, when named Porto Said. |
She had a triple expansion steam machine with 3,025 H.P. She was built on 1904, when named Westmount. She steamed for some time in the Philippines line and later in América lines, until being scrapped on 1930. |
This is a remarkable ship because of her long life. Built for MacIver & Co. in 1891 as Lucania by Armstrong, Mitchell & Co. of Walker-on-Tyne was 5,140 GRT, with a length of 126.7 meters and a beam of 14.45. She had accommodation for 75 passangers in First Class, 300 in Second and 1,000 in Third. She was bought by North German Lloyd in 1892 and renamed H.H.Meier. In 1901 she was sold to Trasatlantica, renamed Manuel Calvo and rebuilt. She was put on the Genoa - Barcelona - Cadiz - New York - Havana - Veracruz service.
In 1919 she struck a mine off the Turkish coast while repatriating foreigners with the loss of 151 lives. Made her last voyage Barcelona - Cadiz - New York - Havana in 1931 and was then laid up in Minorca until 1939, when she sailed to Cadiz where she was rebuilt as a cargo vessel. In 1950 was laid up at Santander until 1952 when was sold and renamed Drago. She continued under the Spanish flag until scrapped in 1959 in Spain.
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In 1911 was sold to Trasatlantica and renamed Legazpi. Due to the cancellation of the lines to Philippines and Guinea was sold in 1931 to Trasmediterránea for the Guinea line. On 19 May 1937 was attacked by planes and sank close to Benicarló. After the war she was refloated and scrapped. |
In 1894 was sold to Trasatlantica, renamed Isla de Cuba and put in the line to Philipines. In 1896 was renamed Leon XIII and destined to the transport of troops to Cuba. After returned to the Philipines line took part in the repatriation of troops and in 1901 was refitted and put in the line to Buenos Aires, with seldom trips to the South America West Coast. She was scrapped in 1931 in Italy. |
When bought by Trasatlantica in 1894 was renamed P. de Satrustegui and put in the line to Philipines. After taking part in the troop transport was refitted and put in the line to Buenos Aires until scrapped in 1928 at Genoa (Italy). |
She was built in 1890 and sold in 1908, and broken up in1923. Whilst owned by the British India Associated Steamers was always named Jelunga except when chartered to Trasatlantica. |
Her original name was Infanta Isabel de Borbón until the arrival of the Republic when she was renamed Uruguay. She had three propellers moved by two triple expansión steam machines, which gave her 18.64 knots in trials. After servicing the America lines was confiscated in 1934 by the government and laid up at Barcelona to be used as jail. She was sunk in 1939 due to the plane bombardment during the Civil War and refloated in 1942 to be scrapped at Valencia.
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Her original name was Reina Victoria Eugenia which was changed to Argentina when the Republic was proclaimed. The big differences were that she had four propellers moved by two quadruple expansion steam machines and two low pressure turbines. She had the same end as her sister and was refloated and scrapped in 1945 at Bilbao. |
She serviced several of the Trasatlántica lines, to Chile, Cuba, Mexico and United States. In 1938 she was confiscated by the Mexican gouvernment and later sold to the United States. She was sunk in 1946 during a bombardment practice in the Pacific. |
