S.S. PORTUGAL passenger's list

The steamer PORTUGAL was built at the shipyard of Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. to the order of Empresa Nacional de Navegação, Lisbon, with delivery in October 1899.
PORTUGAL was the largest Portuguese merchant ship, with 3.998 gross tons, 111,45 m long and capacity for 240 passengers. She opened the new Nacional East Africa regular mail service in 1903 and operated for 26 years, until sold to the breakers in 1925.
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Lista de passageiros vapor PORTUGAL

O vapor PORTUGAL foi construído no estaleiro de Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. por encomenda da Empresa Nacional de Navegação, a quem foi entregue em Outubro de 1899.
Com 3.998 toneladas de arqueação bruta, 111,45 m de comprimento e lotação para 240 passageiros, o PORTUGAL era então o maior navio mercante português. Inaugurou a carreira da África Oriental em 1903 e navegou durante 26 anos, sendo vendido para sucata em 1925.
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ENN post card

Old post card issued by ENN - Empresa Nacional de Navegação showing their flagship s.s. PORTUGAL of 1899, the first ship in the company's fleet with grey hull.

Antigo postal do vapor PORTUGAL de 1899 da ENN - Empresa Nacional de Navegação.
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