Launched 1864

Launched 1864: ss CUBA

ss cuba-1864.jpg Built by Tod & McGregor Glasgow, Yard No 129

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S/S Cuba, Cunard Line

Burden	Built	Shipowner or operator	Dimensions
2,668 gross	1864 at Glasgow by Tod & McGregor	Cunard Line	338.2ft x 42.4ft

Year	Departure		Arrival		Remarks
1864					July 21, launched
1864					Dec. 3, maiden voyage Liverpool - Queenstown - New York
1865					Liverpool - New York
1871	Liverpool	June 10	New York	June 21	<>
1872	Liverpool	May 18	New York	May 28	Agent DHrr. Gunnestad & Co., Christiania<>
1872	Liverpool	June 22	New York	July 02	<>
1873	Liverpool	Apr. 12	New York	Apr. 22	<>
1876					Sold to D. Brown converted to sailing ship "Earl of Beaconsfield"
1887					Nov. 6, wrecked near Aldbrough, Yorkshire
The information listed above is not the complete record of the ship. The information was collected from a multitude of sources, and new information will be added as it emerges

Last Name: EARL OF BEACONSFIELD (1876)
Port of Registry: Liverpool
Propulsion: Steam 560hp
Launched: Thursday, 21/7/1864
Built: 1864
Ship Type: Iron Passenger Cargo Vessel
Tonnage: 2696grt, 2488nrt,
Length: 337 feet
Breadth: 42 feet
Owner History:
British & North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Co
1876 David Brown & Sons, London
Status: Wrecked - 6/11/1887

Remarks:
ON 50357
1876 engine removed and converted to four~masted ship
Wrecked at Withernsea (Calcutta for Hull)

Previous update by Paul Strathdee
Previous update by Colin Campbell
Last updated: by David Asprey from the original records by Stuart Cameron courtesy of shipbuilder Tod & McGregor