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RAGBET

Post by shipstamps » Sun Oct 12, 2008 4:42 pm

Built as a ferry under yard No 788 by Armstrong, Withworth & Co., Ltd., Newcastle for Chirket I Hairie (Bosphorus SN Co.), Istanbul.
Launched under the name BOSPHORUS No 60.
Tonnage 328 gross, 166 net, dim. 135.2 x 24.1 x 7.10ft (draught)
Powered by two triple expansion steamengines, manufactured by A.G. Mumford Ltd., Colchester. 370 ihp.
Passenger capacity about 500.
February 1907 delivered.

Used as a ferry on the Bosphorus.
1928 Transferred to Sirketi Hayir, Istanbul.
1945 Sold to T.C. Munakâlet Vekâleti Devlet Denizyollari ve Limanlari Isletme U.M., Istanbul.
1952 Sold to Denizcilik Bankasi, T.A.O., Istanbul.
1954 renamed by owners in RAGBET.
1966 Out of service.
April 1967 broken up by Talat Bayram at Halic, Istanbul.

On Turkey 1989 300li sg 3046, scott 2443.

Source: Register of Merchant Ships completed in 1907. Mario F Rosner

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Re: RAGBET

Post by Arturo » Thu Feb 20, 2014 9:19 pm

Rağbet (Funnel Number 60) Built in 1907 in Newcastle, England as a passenger ferry for Şirket-i Hayriye (Ottoman Shipping Company in İstanbul) . Speed was 10.5 kts.

She was the first twin propelled ship of the company together with sister ship Kamer (Funnel number 59). Until that time the ferries were small an has one propeller in the company. Due to the exceeding passenger capacity, The Company wanted to carry more passenger in the Bosphorous.

Transfered to Ottoman Navy in 08 April 1915 and served as a hospital ship during WW-I and painted white colour. She was attacked by an aircraft in 1917 but survived.

After the war she was transferred to Şirket-i Hayriye in 1920 and used as a ferry again in the Bosphorous.

This 60 year ship was of service in 01 Feb 1966 and broken up in 1967.

Source: Sirket-i Hayriye-Eser Tutel
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