SS Valdivia 1898
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Name: | SS Valdivia |
Owner: | Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft |
Builder: | Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Low Walker |
Launched: | 28/08/1886 |
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Fate: | Broken up, 1927 |
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Tonnage: | 2,179 GRT |
Length: | 308.2 ft (93.9 m) |
Beam: | 36 ft 7 in (11.15 m) |
Propulsion: | 1 Screw, |
SS Valdivia was a steam ship of the Hamburg American Line which was used by Carl Chun for "The Valdivia Expedition", 1898-9. Originally named the Tijuca, she was launched during 1886.She was broken up at La Seyne-sur-Mer in 1927.