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TANTAH (1889)

Service dates: 1919-1923

Official number: 94534

Shipping lines: KHEDIVIAL MAIL STEAMSHIP & GRAVING DOCK COMPANY

Ship type:


General Cargo Ship.


Career

07.09.1889
Launched.
09.1889
Completed for J T Rennie & Son and named Ifafa.
1906
Sold to Khedivial Mail Steamship & Graving Dock Company Ltd, London, and renamed Tantah.
04-05.1919
Takeover of the Khedivial Mail Steamship & Graving Dock Company Ltd by The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company agreed.
1923
Sold to W J Hutchison, London, and renamed Jean.
1925
Sold to Joseph Gasan, Malta, and renamed Maltana.
1928
Sold to a Greek owner and renamed Anna.
1934
Resold and retained her name.
1937
Resold and renamed Ekaterini Peppa
07.02.1938
Sunk in a collision with the Dutch steamship Pluto near Adlergrund Light Vessel.


Ship technical details (PDF)