SS Don (1892)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | 1892-1915:SS Don |
| Operator: |
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| Port of registry: |
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| Builder: | William Dobson and Company, Walker Yard |
| Yard number: | 54 |
| Launched: | 11 July 1892 |
| Out of service: | 8 May 1915 |
| Fate: | Sunk by SM U-9 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 939 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 225.5 feet (68.7 m) |
| Beam: | 33.3 feet (10.1 m) |
| Draught: | 15.7 feet (4.8 m) |
SS Don was a freight vessel built for the Goole Steam Shipping Company Limited in 1892.[1]
History
She was built by William Dobson and Company in Walker Yard for the Goole Steam Shipping Company Limited[2] and launched on 11 July 1892.
She was obtained by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1905.
On 8 May 1915, she was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of Coquet Island by SM U-9 (
Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons,.
- ↑ "1098389". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 15 December 2009. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Don". Uboat.net. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "BRITISH NAVAL VESSELS LOST AT SEA Part 1 of 2 - Abadol (oiler) to Lynx (destroyer)". Naval History. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
Coordinates: 55°20′N 1°18′W / 55.333°N 1.300°W
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