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Raleigh - a general history

; Completed August 1881; Official No. 69575: Code Letters WCVN.

Owners: 1881 J Holman & Sons, Exeter; 1883 Cia Bilbaina de Nav (Aznar & Astigarraga) Bilbao-renamed Marzo; 1887 John Wood & Co, West Hartlepool-renamed Raleigh; 1894 Angfartygs A/B Gefle (P.J. Haegerstrand mgr) Gefle, Sweden-renamed Drott; 1896 Rederibolaget Drott (P.J. Haegerstrand mg) Gefle, Sweden.

Converted to part tanker in 1883; tank removed 1894 & reverted back to cargo ship.

Masters: 1882 TH Holman; 1887-88 E Cook; 1889-92 H Jones; 1893 WJE Edwards; 1909 JP Andersson.

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