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DELMIRA  

DELMIRA  WAS A VESSEL OF 338 TONS SHE HAD BEEN BUILT BY ROODEE IRON WORKS ON THE RIVER DEE AT CHESTER. SHE WAS USED ON THE SOUTH AMERICAN ROUTE FROM 1866 TO ABOUT 1872.UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN SHERWIN. IN 1872 SHE WAS SOLD TO SPENSER & CO. HER FINAL OWNERS WERE SUMMER & BENN. SHE WAS WRECKED IN DECEMBER OF 1896

DELMIRA  

THERE WAS ANOTHER BRITISH VESSEL CALLED DELMIRA BUILT IN 1906 OF 2,211 TONS.SHE LEFT CORONEL WITH A CARGO OF SALTPETRE AND SANK AT CROOKED ROCK IN THE MAGELLAN STRAITS.NO LOSS OF LIFE