Llangibby (ship)
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The Llangibby was a British steamship named after the town of Llangybi, Monmouthshire
Llangybi, Monmouthshire
Llangybi is a village in Monmouthshire, in south east Wales, United Kingdom. It is located 3 miles south of the town of Usk and 5 miles north of Caerleon, in the valley of the River Usk.- History and buildings :...

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In August 1904, the Llangibby was involved in a serious collision on the high seas with the American ship Roanoke
Roanoke (ship)
The Roanoke was one of the largest wooden ships ever constructed.The Roanoke was four-masted and was built in 1892 by Messrs. A. Sewall and Co., at Bath, Maine,USA...

, off the coast of South America. The Llangibby was under Captain Holt and was bound from Rosario and Buenos Aires for Europe. The Llangibby put into Bahia, Brazil for repairs..

The Llangibby was operating between Australia and Europe, with a Greek and Turkish crew, until at least 1911..
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