Manuel Espaliu

She was built in 1878 for Vinuesa y Cía, that in 1903 became Compañía Anónima de Vapores Vinuesa. From her building she was called Manuel Espaliu, name that she kept almost all her life, although she was owned by serveral companies.
After Vinuesa her owners were: Piconell, since 1913; Fábregas y Garcías, since 1919; Manuela Plá Forner - Viuda de Borrás Fábregas, since 1923; Pedro Garcías Seguí, since 1925 and Trasmediterránea since 1926. In 1931 she was bought by Hermanos González Alegre and renamed Mercedes de Alegre. She was scrapped in 1935.

Shipyard / Year	A. Leslie / 1878
Owner	Compañía Anónima de Vapores Vinuesa
Name	*Manuel Espaliu*
Owner / Year	Piconell /1913
Name	*Manuel Espaliu*
Owner / Year	Fábregas y Garcías /1919
Name	*Manuel Espaliu*
Owner / Year	Manuela Plá Forner /1923
Name	*Manuel Espaliu*
Owner / Year	Pedro Garcías Seguí /1925
Name	*Manuel Espaliu*
Owner / Year	Compañía Trasmediterránea / 1926
Name	*Manuel Espaliu*
Owner / Year	Hermanos González Alegre
Name	*Mercedes de Alegre*
Dead weight	1.430	MT
Gross register	990	GRT
Passengers	98
Length	64,0	mtr
Breadth	9,0	mtr
Depth	4,9	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	510	H.P.
Scrapped	1935

These photos show her at Seville when her owner was Vinuesa, and Seville her home port. On the first one she was berthed close to the Torre del Oro, with La Giralda on the background. This one at the other bank of the river, berthed at Triana piers; on the background was the Torre del Oro. At the forward mast was the Vinuesa house flag.

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