Pericles (1908)

Builder:
Harland & Wolff Ltd.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Ordered:
N/A
Keel Laid:
N/A
Year Built:
1908
Launched:
December 21, 1907
Type:
Passenger/Cargo
(refrigerated)
Completed:
June 4, 1908
Fate:
Sunk March 31, 1910 after hitting an uncharted reef while outbound Brisbane - London.

Location: Indian Ocean, 6 NM south of Cape Leewin, Western Australia.
(Aprox. 34.28S - 115.09E)

Aprox. 150 crew and 300 passengers reached shore in 14 lifeboats, no casualties.


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


Dimensions, machinery and performance

Length:
518'
Engines:
2 quadruple expansion
Beam:
62' 3"
Boilers:
N/A
Draft:
N/A
Shafts:
2
Gross Tons:
10,924
HP:
N/A
DWT:
N/A
Speed:
14 knots
Crew:
N/A
Funnels:
1
Passengers:
500
Masts:
4


Captains
From
To
Name
July 1908
Mar. 31, 1910
Alexander Simpson


History
July 1908:
Maiden voyage London - Sydney.


Builder's Data
Page published Aug. 26, 2009