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Euxine - a general history

Official No. 63584: Code Letters JMSB: launched as Euxine.

Owners: 1870 Denton Gray & Richardson, West Hartlepool-renamed Great Northern: 1874 Eastern & South African Telegraph Co Ltd, London: 1876 Hooper Telegraph Works Ltd (cable vessel) London: 1878 TS Begbie, London: 1880 Eastern & South African Telegraph Co, London

Masters: 1870-77 F Murrell: 1878-79 J King: 1880-85 E Toms: 1887-88 HS Smith: 1891-93 CB Morfee: 1894-96 V Fox: 1899 J Gibson: 1901-02 FH Larnder.

Voyages: 20 September 1875 arrived at at Gravesend from Demerara.

Bound from the Seychelles for Zanzibar with a cargo of telegraph cable for repair in the East African district the Great Northern ran aground at Fungu Ghawamba reef, Zanzibar on 5 December 1902. The impact tore a twelve foot hole in her side & she was declared a total loss.

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