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628:. Her Spanish code letters were HPTW. In 1905 ownership passed to the Sociedad Anónima de Navigacion Transatlántica. In 1911 Pinillos, Izquierdo y Companía acquired her, renamed her
541:
for Gow, Harrison and
Company. Her registered length was 370.0 ft (112.8 m), her beam was 46.0 ft (14.0 m) and her depth was 25.8 ft (7.9 m). Her
680:
carrying 103 passengers and a cargo of sugar, rum and raw cotton. On
Thursday 13 November her crew discovered that fire had broken out in the cotton in her number two
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for its transatlantic service between
Britain and Canada. All Elder Dempster ships on that route had names beginning with
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s owners regained control of her and she continued in merchant trade. In March 1959 Montajes
Erandio scrapped her in
1645:
1641:
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1177:
810:. They had her refitted with her passenger accommodation removed and her cargo capacity increased, and renamed her
1419:
88:
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1403:
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1121:. Vol. I–Steamers & Motorships. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1934. RAJ–RAM
955:
504:, but she spent most of her career with a succession of Spanish owners. She was built as a
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236:
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to continue fighting the fire and try to save their ship. The fire penetrated the timber
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was MYZ, but the international reorganisation of call signs in 1914 changed it to ECA.
378:
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796:
passed to the Compañía
Transoceanica de Navigacion, who registered her at Barcelona.
468:
1341:
1204:
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599:
243:
644:. Her transmitter had a range of 500 kilometres (270 nautical miles). By 1913 her
1464:
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689:
508:
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1387:
562:
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384:
1592:
1544:
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1199:
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471:
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launched four lifeboats, with which she rescued all 103 passengers from
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265:
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743:
739:
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engine room crew managed to keep steam up to keep the ship under way.
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284:
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186:
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160:
1144:
708:, and stood by overnight. At first light on Friday 14 November
684:. Her crew fought the fire, and her wireless operator sent a
478:
in 1898 and scrapped in Spain in 1959. Her original name was
825:
gained control of the ship and operated her under the names
511:
with some cargo capacity, but in 1927 she was refitted as a
519:, the ship survived a serious cargo fire in mid-Atlantic.
1048:. 20 November 1913. p. 3 – via Times Machine.
774:
on Sunday 16 November, where the fire was extinguished.
568:
Before the ship was completed, Elder, Dempster bought
561:
built by David Rowan and Son of
Glasgow, rated at 339
994:. London: The Marconi Press Agency Ltd. p. 432.
1488:
1176:
1097:
1059:
1005:
992:The Year Book of Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony
974:The Year Book of Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony
698:received the signal and changed course to assist.
939:Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping
1033:
1031:
976:. London: The St Katherine Press. p. 275.
728:between the cargo hold and the stokehold, but
1156:
806:In 1927, Hijo de Ramón Alonso Ramos acquired
533:Archibald McMillan and Son built the ship at
8:
704:arrived that evening, hove short astern of
1163:
1149:
1141:
919:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
720:Juan Ruiz and his 55 crew remained aboard
1171:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1913
932:
930:
500:in 1929. Her first owner was the British
778:continued to New York, where she landed
660:Some of the passengers rescued from the
853:
1039:"Wouldn't Quit Ship Blistered by Fire"
1007:"Wireless saves 103 from burning ship"
912:
877:. Caledonian Maritime Research Project
18:
1061:"Burning ship safe in Bermuda harbor"
865:
863:
861:
859:
857:
7:
1699:Merchant ships of the United Kingdom
1088:"S.S. Balmes Safe in Bermuda Harbor"
909:– via Crew List Index Project.
537:, launching her 22 February 1898 as
111:1948: Hijo de Ramón Alonso Ramos SA
105:1927: Hijo de Ramón Alonso Ramos SA
1096:. 17 November 1913. Archived from
814:. By 1934 her call sign was EABX.
616:In 1901 A Folch y Compañía bought
576:, and the ship entered service as
14:
942:. Vol. II–Steamers. London:
1719:Steamships of the United Kingdom
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326:
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264:
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159:
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762:in tow. With their assistance,
515:. In 1913, when she was called
99:1911: Pinillos, Izquierdo y Cía
102:1925: Cía Transoceanica de Nav
96:1905: SA de Nav Transatlántica
1:
1093:The Christian Science Monitor
1068:. 17 November 1913. p. 3
1016:. 16 November 1913. p. 1
559:triple-expansion steam engine
557:, driven by a three-cylinder
1679:1910s fires in North America
1115:Lloyd's Register of Shipping
988:The Marconi Press Agency Ltd
970:The Marconi Press Agency Ltd
411:370.0 ft (112.8 m)
201:Archibald McMillan & Son
901:. London. 1900. p. 242
1735:
1689:Maritime incidents in 1913
1076:– via Times Machine.
1024:– via Times Machine.
419:46.0 ft (14.0 m)
1630:
427:25.8 ft (7.9 m)
366:
89:African Steamship Company
37:
33:
1704:Passenger ships of Spain
1131:Southampton City Council
1694:Merchant ships of Spain
833:. After the Civil War,
447:triple-expansion engine
367:General characteristics
322:by 1934: call sign EABX
279:1901: code letters HPTW
1253:April (unknown date):
946:of Shipping. 1912. BAL
823:Nationalist insurgents
792:In 1925, ownership of
665:
632:and registered her in
624:and registered her in
598:was 109407 and her UK
362:Sold for scrap in 1959
319:by 1914: call sign ECA
131:Nationalist insurgents
659:
108:1942: R Ramos Cordero
16:Steamship (1898–1959)
1516:Apr (unknown date):
898:Mercantile Navy List
875:Scottish Built Ships
817:In 1938, during the
502:Elder Dempster Lines
125:Elder Dempster Lines
93:1901: A. Folch y Cía
1714:Steamships of Spain
1102:on August 15, 2013.
642:wireless telegraphy
553:. She had a single
30:
24:
1066:The New York Times
1046:The New York Times
1013:The New York Times
666:
580:. Elder, Dempster
484:. She was renamed
474:that was built in
25:
19:
1661:
1660:
819:Spanish Civil War
668:In November 1913
640:was equipped for
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1512:
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1481:
1445:
1434:
1424:
1415:James Carruthers
1408:
1392:
1365:Charles S. Price
1346:
1330:
1327:Empress of India
1319:
1309:
1299:
1289:
1279:
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801:Ramón Alonso R.
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596:official number
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498:Ramón Alonso R.
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1446:
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1399:Henry B. Smith
1393:
1377:Isaac M. Scott
1347:
1337:John A. McGean
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1320:
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1436:
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1267:
1261:
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1247:
1241:
1238:
1237:
1236:Asar-i Tevfik
1231:
1228:
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1221:
1218:
1217:
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1143:
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1094:
1089:
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1067:
1062:
1055:
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1047:
1040:
1034:
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1028:
1015:
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998:
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989:
983:
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975:
971:
965:
962:
957:
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941:
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931:
927:
922:
916:
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899:
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847:
845:
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836:
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815:
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795:
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788:
781:
777:
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769:
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741:
736:
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723:
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691:
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631:
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623:
619:
612:
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583:
579:
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571:
566:
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560:
556:
552:
548:
544:
540:
536:
529:
525:
522:
520:
518:
514:
510:
507:
506:transatlantic
503:
499:
495:
494:
489:
488:
483:
482:
477:
473:
470:
466:
465:
455:
452:
451:
448:
445:
442:
441:
438:
434:
431:
430:
426:
423:
422:
418:
415:
414:
410:
407:
406:
403:
400:, 2,458
399:
395:
392:
391:
386:
382:
380:
376:
375:
374:
371:
370:
365:
361:
358:
357:
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336:
329:
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321:
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267:
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248:
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169:
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162:
156:
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149:
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142:
141:
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132:
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110:
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104:
101:
98:
95:
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71:
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65:
63:
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47:
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45:
42:
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23:
1655:January 1914
1619:
1613:
1612:
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1583:
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1567:
1557:
1546:
1535:
1529:
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1508:
1498:
1477:
1470:
1463:
1458:
1451:
1441:
1430:
1420:
1414:
1404:
1398:
1388:
1382:
1376:
1370:
1364:
1358:
1352:
1342:
1336:
1326:
1315:
1305:
1295:
1285:
1275:
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1255:
1245:
1235:
1225:
1214:
1205:
1198:
1189:
1129:– via
1125:13 September
1123:. Retrieved
1114:
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1072:13 September
1070:. Retrieved
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1018:. Retrieved
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948:. Retrieved
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881:13 September
879:. Retrieved
874:
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787:Ellis Island
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747:
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721:
713:
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705:
701:
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690:Cunard Liner
669:
667:
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629:
622:José Gallart
621:
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607:José Gallart
606:
600:code letters
584:
577:
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569:
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538:
532:
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497:
496:in 1911 and
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73:
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62:José Gallart
61:
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1620:Kommandøren
1509:Prinz Oskar
1465:Florence J.
1276:Paul Palmer
871:"Montclair"
770:harbour in
768:St George's
652:Fire at sea
602:were QBWS.
509:ocean liner
456:in 1913: 55
396:3,794
206:Yard number
1709:Ship fires
1684:1913 fires
1674:1898 ships
1668:Categories
1178:Shipwrecks
848:References
636:. By 1911
582:registered
513:cargo ship
443:Propulsion
385:cargo ship
1568:Thermidor
1556:HMS
1545:HMS
1536:Leicester
1528:HMS
1499:Abessinia
1476:USS
1457:USS
1440:HMS
1343:Louisiana
1325:HMS
1296:Shinonome
1226:Macedonia
1206:Rosecrans
1200:Cheslakee
1190:Jamestown
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915:cite book
754:, joined
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618:Montclair
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535:Dumbarton
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1591:24 Aug:
1581:26 Jun:
1565:10 Jun:
1438:10 Dec:
1421:Plymouth
1412:11 Nov:
1396:10 Nov:
1383:Leafield
1359:Asatsuyu
1350:9 Nov:
1316:Volturno
1313:18 Oct:
1306:Amaranth
1303:30 Aug:
1293:20 Jul:
1273:15 Jun:
1263:11 Jun:
1243:13 Feb:
1223:15 Jan:
1213:10 Jan:
990:(1914).
972:(1913).
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758:to take
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702:Pannonia
695:Pannonia
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469:merchant
214:Launched
118:Operator
1601:9 Oct:
1584:Santhia
1554:8 Jun:
1543:5 Jun:
1530:Express
1526:8 May:
1506:2 Feb:
1496:2 Jan:
1428:2 Dec:
1389:Wexford
1334:8 Nov:
1323:4 Nov:
1283:8 Jul:
1246:Pisagua
1233:8 Feb:
1197:7 Jan:
1186:3 Jan:
772:Bermuda
744:Bermuda
718:Captain
570:Valetta
539:Valetta
524:Valetta
393:Tonnage
198:Builder
50:Valetta
38:History
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1594:Chenab
1478:Santee
1459:Craven
1405:Regina
1371:Hydrus
1256:Hector
842:Bilbao
831:Vietri
827:Ramoni
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794:Balmes
780:Balmes
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760:Balmes
730:Balmes
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670:Balmes
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517:Balmes
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467:was a
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377:1898:
242:1899:
239:109407
183:1925:
170:1911:
157:1901:
144:1899:
129:1938:
123:1898:
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68:Balmes
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1431:Hoche
1353:Argus
1286:Vivid
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424:Depth
179:Cádiz
82:Owner
1646:1914
1633:1912
1574:Watt
1471:Iris
1452:Arno
1127:2022
1074:2022
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