SS Cufic

History
Name	Cufic (1888–1896) Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (1896–1898) Cufic (1898–1901) Manxman (1901–)
Owner	White Star Line (1888–1896) Dominion Line (1901–1915) Elder-Dempster Lines Ltd. R. Lawrence Smith Ltd. Universal Transport Co. [1] [2]
Builder	Harland and Wolff
Yard number	210
Launched	10 October 1888
Completed	1 December 1888
In service	1888
Out of service	1919
Fate	Foundered December 1919
General characteristics
Class and type	Cufic Class
Type	Livestock Carrier
Tonnage	4,639 GRT
Length	131.24 m (430.57 ft)
Beam	13.77 m (45.17 ft)
Decks	3 superstructure decks (Including upper open bridge)
Propulsion	Single Screw
Speed	12 knots
Crew	40

SS Cufic was a livestock carrier, built by Harland and Wolff for the White Star Line, measuring 4,639 gross registered tons, and completed on 1 December 1888.^[3] Her sister ship was the SS Runic. She ran the Liverpool to New York route. In 1896, Cufic was chartered to a Spanish shipping company and renamed Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe and transported horses between Spain and Cuba.

In 1898 Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe was returned to the White Star Line and the ship was renamed Cufic. She was then moved to the Dominion Line in 1901, with her name being changed to Manxman. She was later sold on to a Canadian shipping Line. Manxman was used as a troop transport in 1917 and in 1919 was sold to new owners in New York.

On 18 December 1919, Manxman foundered in the North Atlantic with the loss all 45 crew whilst transporting wheat from Portland, Maine to Gibraltar.^[4]