SS Lesbian (1874)

For other ships with the same name, see SS Lesbian.

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.

SS Lesbian
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

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.^[1] In July 1878, the steamship Sicilian suffered a broken propeller shaft. Sicilian was towed in to Gibraltar on 3 July by Lesbian.^[2] In February 1888, Lesbian ran aground at "Bulgar", Ottoman Empire whilst on a voyage from Constantinople to Liverpool.^[3] She served with the Leyland Line until 1901,^[4] when she was sold to Ellerman Lines Ltd.^[5] She was renamed Algeria and served for a further two years. Algeria was scrapped at Livorno, Italy in 1903.^[1]

Official number and code letters

Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers.

Lesbian had the UK Official Number 70850.^[1]