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Shipspotters all over the world => Shipping News and information => Topic started by: WAYNE2 on February 22, 2007, 11:37:26 AM
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Hiya I need some info regarding the above ship she is at the bottom of the sea near the western end of Dover breakwater when Dover Harbour Board make the 30 year dream into something real ie new ferry berths, new pier, and new cruise ship area the above ship have to be removed has anyone got photos of her
Thank you
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SPANISH PRINCE (2) was built in 1894 by Chas. Connell & Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of 6505grt, a length of 450ft, a beam of 52ft 2in and a service speed of 11 knots. She was launched on 6th June 1894 and completed in the following August as the Knight Batchelor for Greenshields, Cowie & Co. of Liverpool, a company whose history goes back to 1795. On 26th April 1897, during a voyage from Cardiff to Norfolk, she hit an iceberg and limped into Halifax four days later with 30 feet of her bow missing. Repairs cost $30,000. She was acquired by Prince Line in 1907 for