Celt (1)

CELT (1) was built in 1855 by Charles Lungley & Co. at Deptford Green in London with a tonnage of 531grt, a length of 176ft 4in, a beam of 25ft 1in and a service speed of 9 knots.

Built with the intention of replacing the Union on the coal trade she was, on completion, requisitioned for use during the Crimean War. On 24th December 1856 she sailed from Southampton bound for Rio de Janeiro but was forced to return to Cowes Roads with engine trouble. She set out again on 31st December but had to return to Southampton on 3rd January 1857 when she sprang a leak and the voyage was consequently cancelled.

On 17th May she sailed from Liverpool, the new departure port, for South America and made two round voyages before, in the October, she made the second sailing to the Cape with the mails, completing the voyage in 43 days. In 1862 she was sold to Charles Lungley as part payment for the larger mail ships he was building and subsequently sold to Balnerre of Rotterdam and renamed Gothenburg.

She was purchased by J. Meek of Newcastle in 1875, reverted to her original name of Celt and had compound engines and new boilers installed. In 1885 she was under the ownership of Thames & Bristol Trading Co. Ltd of London and in 1891 she was owned by McDowall & Barbour of Piraeus, restyled Hellenic Steam Navigation Co. in 1908, with the name Poseidon. Without a change of name she was acquired by J.Potomianos of Istanbul in 1910 and in 1933 her name was deleted from the Register of Shipping.

Vessel

Built

Service

Tonnage

Celt (1)

1855

1855 Deployed to Crimean War Service

1856 Transferred to The Southampton to Brazil Service

1856 Transferred to The Cape Mail Service

1862 Sold to Charles Lungley

531

Official Number

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

25147

Charles Lungley

Deptford

Charles Lungley

Deptford

Compound Steam

227 IHP

1

Master

From

To

H Clint

1856

1857

D Smith

1857

1860

R Brown

1858

1860

W Ladds

1861

1862

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