History

Frasão

This was the first steamship built in Madeira. It was owned by the late morgado Frasão, later viscount and count of Calçada, and was launched into the sea in 1870 or shortly thereafter.

People mentioned in this article

Morgado Frasão
Owner of the first steamship built in Madeira

Years mentioned in this article

1870
Launch of the first steamship built in Madeira