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History
Name	Lesbian (1874-1901) Algeria (1901-03)
Namesake	Lesbians
Owner	F Leyland & Co (1874-1901) Ellerman Lines Ltd (1901-03)
Port of registry	Liverpool
Builder	Thomas Royden & Sons, Liverpool
Yard number	162
Launched	July 1874
Identification	UK Official Number: 70850
Fate	Scrapped 1903
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,559 GRT

Lesbian was a 1,559 GRT cargo liner which was built by Thomas Royden & Sons Ltd., Liverpool. She was launched in 1874 and scrapped in 1903.

History

Lesbian was built in 1874 by Thomas Royden & Sons Ltd, Liverpool as yard number 162. Launched in July 1874, she was built for F R Leyland and Co. In July 1878, the steamship Sicilian suffered a broken propeller shaft. Sicilian was towed in to Gibraltar on 3 July by Lesbian. In February 1888, Lesbian ran aground at "Bulgar", Ottoman Empire whilst on a voyage from Constantinople to Liverpool. She served with the Leyland Line until 1901, when she was sold to Ellerman Lines Ltd. She was renamed Algeria and served for a further two years. Algeria was scrapped at Livorno, Italy in 1903.

Official number and code letters

Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers.

Lesbian had the UK Official Number 70850.

References

1. ^ "1070850". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
2. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald. No. 12022. Glasgow. 4 July 1878.
3. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 32310. London. 16 February 1888. col A, p. 12.
4. "Leyland Line". The Ships List. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
5. "Ellerman & Papayannie". The Ships List. Retrieved 15 March 2009.

• Ships built on the River Mersey
• Merchant ships of the United Kingdom
• Steamships
• 1874 ships
• Ships of the Ellerman Lines
• Cargo liners
• Maritime incidents in February 1888