Norseman (1)

NORSEMAN (1) was built in 1866 by Charles Lungley & Co. at Deptford Green with a tonnage of 1386grt, a length of 262ft 9in, a beam of 32ft 2in and a service speed of 9 knots.

In July 1866 she joined the mail service with a red funnel but in 1873 was sold to J. Heugh and in 1874 was converted into a cable repair ship by the Telegraph & Maintenance Co and employed by the Cia Telegrafica Platino-Brasilera on Siemens cables from Rio de Janeiro to Montevideo.

She was re-engined in 1880 and, by fitting a circular tank in the no. 2 hold, was given cable laying capability. In 1888, assisted by the Viking, she laid the up-river River Plate cable.

Badly damaged during a storm in 1892 she was replaced by Norseman (2) put up for sale being acquired by A.C.S. Springer of London. She was finally broken up in November 1898.

Vessel

Built

Service

Tonnage

Norseman (1)

1866

1866 Deployed to The Cape Mail Service

1873 Sold to J Heugh

1386

Official Number

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

611783

Charles Lungley

Deptford

Charles Lungley

Deptford

Steam 2 Cyl


1

Master

From

To

R W Ker

1866


J D Jeffries

1866

1868

W Ladds

1866

1868

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