MAVROCORDATOS / GAMBIA
MAVROCORDATOS / GAMBIA WAS BUILT BY ANDREW LESLIE & CO AT HEBBURN IN 1860
SHE WAS A IRON VESSEL OF 1,167 / 929 TONS WITH A 200 HP STEAM ENGINE
IN 1862 SHE WAS CHARTERED BY H T WILSON & CHAMBERS ( WHITE STAR LINE ) AND MADE
A VOYAGE TO QUEBEC WHICH WAS THE FIRST STEAMSHIP CROSSING OF THE ATLANIC
UNDERTOOK BY THE COMPANY
IN 1860 SHE WAS OWNED BY GREEK & ORIENTAL STEAM NAV CO OF LONDON
1863 GB CARR ET AL OF LONDON WERE HER OWNERS
1865 SHE WAS OWNED BY HENRY LAFONE OF LIVERPOOL WHO RENAMED HER 'GAMBIA'
IN 1868 SHE WAS OWNED BY PETTER DENNY OF GLASGOW
ON 21ST MARCH 1871 SHE WRECKED DETAILS UNKNOWN