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ATRATO 1853
3,172 gross tons, length 350ft x beam 72ft (over the paddle boxes), 42ft beam, two funnels, three masts (rigged for sail), iron hull, side paddle wheel propulsion, speed 10 knots, accommodation for 224 passengers. Built by Caird & Co, Greenock, she was launched 27th Apr.1853 for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. Used on the UK to South America or West Indies service and in 1864 inaugurated the Southampton - Colon service to commence the Panama City - Australia direct service. In 1870 she was sold to J. Morrison & Co, London and converted from paddle to screw propulsion. In 1872 she was chartered to the Aberdeen Line and on 7th Sep. left London and sailed via Plymouth and the Cape of Good Hope for Port Phillip. It seems that this was not a financial success as Aberdeen Line continued with sailing ships until 1882 after this one voyage. In 1874 she commenced sailing on the London - Cape - Port Chalmers - Lyttelton route and was scrapped in 1875. [North Star to Southern Cross by John. M. Maber] [Merchant Fleets, vol.5 by Duncan Haws]
ATRATO / THE VIKING / VIKNOR 1888
The ATRATO was built in 1888 by R.Napier & Sons, Glasgow for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. She was a 5,347 gross ton ship, length 421.2ft x beam 50ft, clipper stem, two funnels, three masts, single screw and a speed of 15 knots. There was accommodation for 221-1st, 32-2nd and 26-3rd class passengers. Launched on 22/9/1888 for the West Indies service, she sailed from Southampton on her maiden voyage to Brazil, Montevideo and Buenos Aires on 17/1/1889. Subsequently she sailed between Southampton and the West Indies. In 1912 she went to the Viking Cruising Co who renamed her THE VIKING, and in 1914 she was converted to an Armed Merchant Cruiser and renamed VIKNOR. On 13/1/1915 she was in communication with Malin Head signal station and subsequently disappeared without trace, with the loss of 284 lives. It is probable that she struck a German mine. [South Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, p.26]
Michael
Götting
