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Re: [TSL] Ship "C.F. French" from Antwerp>NY City 1874
"Ted Finch" <mariners-l@efinch90.fsnet.co.uk> on 02/22/2010

Hello Nancy,

This was the C. F. FUNCH
1,501 gross tons, one funnel, three masts, iron hull, single screw, speed 10 
knots. Built 1871 by J. Key & Sons, Kinghorn as the ALPS for the Glasgow & 
South American SS Co. 1873 sold to the White Cross Line, Antwerp, renamed C. 
F. FUNCH. 15th May 1873 started first voyage Antwerp - New York. 24th 
Aug.1876 arrived in Flushing Roads with cargo on fire, beached and burnt 
out, broke in two.

See 
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9F02E4DB123AE63BBC4E51DFBE66838D669FDE

Sorry but I can't help with a photo.

regards
Ted

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nancy Noel" <nancyenoel@roadrunner.com>
To: <THESHIPSLIST@rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 12:04 PM
Subject: [TSL] Ship "C.F. French" from Antwerp>NY City 1874


>
> Hello;
> Through ancestry.com I found my research subject, Karl Hambuch, of
> Herrenberg,  Baden-Wuerttemberg Germay, in a passenger list for the
> Ship " C.F. French" out of Antwerp, arriving in NY City June 5,
> 1874.   I have tried to located more information about the ship--
> ownership, years in service, hopefully a picture, photo or sketch of
> it or a ship similar to it in construction, to no avail.  I have
> searched the ships of the Red Star Line out of Antwerp for that time
> period, and no lists online have this particular ship listed.  I can't
> rule out the Red Star Line as the owner of this ship, but cannot rule
> it in, either, without further corroboration.
>
> HAs anyone come across this ship before?  Any suggestions for future
> research appreciated!
>
> Nancy Noel
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