SS Appomattox (1893)

History
Name
  • Appomattox (1893-1910)
  • Seyyar (1910-16)
Owner
  • Chesapeake & Ohio Steam Ship Company (1893-1902)
  • Elders and Fyffes (1902-10)
  • M. Gumuchdjian (1910-16)
BuilderFurness Withy, Middleton
Yard number199
Launched12 July 1893
CompletedSeptember 1893
FateSunk on 12 March 1916
General characteristics
Class and typeBanana boat
Tonnage2,875 GRT
Length345 ft 1.75 in (105.20 m)
Beam41 ft 4 in (12.60 m)
Propulsion1 x screw

SS Appomattox was a 3,338 ton banana boat of the Fyffes Line.

History

She was built in 1893 for the Chesapeake & Ohio Steam Ship Company (hence the Virginian name[1]) and sold to Elders & Fyffes in 1902. She undertook occasional work for the United Fruit Company until 1910, when she was sold to M. Gumuchdjian, of Turkey and renamed Seyyar. She was sunk off Karasu by Russian warships on 12 March 1916.[2]

Notes and references

  1. ^ Merchant Navy Nostalgia, Elders & Fyffes, Ian Coombe, Montreal. Accessed 2007-10-10.
  2. ^ The Ships List, Elders & Fyffes, S Swiggum & M kohli. Accessed 2007-10-10.


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