The SS Cap Lopez was a 758 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1885 as Rheinland. She was sold in 1905 and renamed, and became stranded on the south Goodwin Sands on 21 December 1907.
History
Cap Lopez was built in 1885 by H Hespe of Brake, Lower Saxony. She was originally named Rheinland. She was built for Rabien and Stadtlander, Brake. In 1905 she was sold to Société Anonyme du SS Cap Lopez and was renamed Cap Lopez (after the African cape). She was managed by F Siebert. In 1907, Cap Lopez was sold to Société Anonyme de Navigation Mercure, Antwerp. She was wrecked on the South Goodwin Sands on 20 December 1907. At the time of her wreck she was carrying a cargo of iron ore and salt from Mazarrón, Spain to Antwerp.