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Edward Williams - a general history

Official No. 65518: Code Letters KQJF.

Owners: 1871 Scott Bros, West Hartlepool: 1885 Robertson & Ross, West Hartlepool: 1886 Maclay & McIntyre, West Hartlepool: 1894 J Ridley, Son & Tulley, West Hartlepool: 1895 Screw Collier Co Ltd (J Ridley, Son & Tully ) West Hartlepool: 1910 P. Loss, Syra-renamed Alexandria: 1920 National SN Co of Greece (Embiricos Bros ) Syra-renamed Sifnos: 1925 Greece-renamed Marigo: 1926 Greece-renamed Ecaterini: 1927 N.D. Lykiardopulo, Argostoli, Greece-renamed Athanasios.

Masters: 1871-74 Catma: 1878-81 S Kent: 1881 G Wade: 1882 JT Lee: 1883 Johnson: 1885 J MacDonald: 1886-87 R Bricknell: 1888 J Lamont: 1891 D Robb: 1893-94 F Kerr: 1894 R Rochester: 1895-96 J Wilson: 1897 J Winchcombe: 1898-99 R Mosey: 1900-02 JI Magub: 1903 C Nordberg: 1905 J Williamson: 1907 J Wileyman: 1909 R Carr: 1911-19 P Loss: 1920 D Polemis.

Voyages: December 1873 arrived at Gibraltar; 21 October 1877 arrived at Shields from Huelva; 22 September 1876 from Cardiff with a cargo of coal the Edward Williams was in a collision in the Bay of Gibraltar with the North Shields steamer Alnwick Castle. The Edward Williams had to discharge her cargo for repairs to be carried out with the North Shields owners responsible for payment; 21 October 1877 arrived at Shields from Huelva; 14 March 1879 arrived Gibraltar; 4 April 1890 arrived Greenock from Bilbao; 1 August 1892 arrived Greenock from Bilbao.

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