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Fortunatus - a general history

Official No. 89464: Code Letters JHQM: Code Letters JGMP.

Owners: 1884 launched for Metcalf, Simpson, Davidson & Co, West Hartlepool: 1884 R. Irvine & Co. West Hartlepool: 1896 Red A/B Helsingborg (N.C. Corfitzon) Sweden: 1917 A/B Svecia (J.P. Jonsson) Landskrona, Sweden: 1918 Red A/B Hallandia (C.H. Nielson) Halmstad, Sweden: 1922 Red A/B Halmstad (J. Lindetof) Halmstad, Sweden: 1925 Red A/B Sunsborg (Henning Edling) Helsingborg, Sweden: 1934 K.A. Andersson-Karlskrona, Sweden: 1938 Red A/B Strim (Sven Salen) Stockholm, Sweden-renamed Margareta.

Masters: 1884-86 T Brockett: 1889-92 D Davies: 1892-94 D Struth: 1895 J Elders: 1903-10 P Jonsson: 1916 K Johannson: 1920 LB Hansson.

Shields Daily Gazette, Friday, December 14th, 1888:
WEST HARTLEPOOL STEAMER IN COLLISION. The Fortunatis (Capt. Davis), belonging Messrs. R. Irvine & Co., bound with ore from Carthagena to the British Channel, was yesterday in collision of Gibraltar with the Cunard liner Saragosa. The Fortunatis, which was homeward bound, was towed into Gibraltar for repairs. Crew safe.

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