SS Barnsley (1876)

History
Name	1876–1889: SS Barnsley 1889–1905: SS Gomes VI 1905–1909: SS Lobito
Operator	1876–1889: Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway 1889–1898: A Gomez, Lisbon 1898–1905: Empreza de Navegação por Vapor para o Algarve e Guadiana, Lisbon 1905–1905: J Soares Franco, Lisbon 1905–1906: João Fonseca e Sá, Lisbon 1905–1909: Empreza Nacional de Navegação, Lisbon
Port of registry	1876–1889: 1889–1909:
Builder	John Elder and Company, Govan
Yard number	200
Launched	20 May 1876
Out of service	4 February 1909
Fate	Sunk 1909
General characteristics
Tonnage	603 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	185.2 feet (56.4 m)
Beam	27 feet (8.2 m)

SS Barnsley was a passenger and cargo vessel built for the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1876.

History

Barnsley was built by John Elder and Company of Govan, Scotland, and launched on 20 May 1876 By Miss Jamieson. She was intended for the services from Grimsby, England, to Hamburg, Germany, and Antwerp, Belgium.

In 1889 she was sold to A Gomez, Lisbon, Portugal, and renamed Gomes VI. She was sold again in 1898 to Empreza de Navegação por Vapor para o Algarve e Guadiana, Lisbon, and then in 1905 through J Soares Franco, João Fonseca e Sá, to Empreza Nacional de Navegação, all in Lisbon. She was renamed Lobito.

Lobito sank on 4 February 1909 at Ilha do Maio in the Cape Verde Islands while on passage from São Vicente for Cape Verde.