SS Ixion
| History | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Name: |
Ixion |
| Namesake: | Ixion |
| Owner: | Nederlandsche Stoomvaart Maatschappij |
| Port of registry: |
 Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Builder: | Scott Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. |
| Yard number: | 304 |
| Completed: | 1893 |
| Maiden voyage: | 1893 |
| In service: | 1893 |
| Out of service: | 1 October 1911 |
| Fate: | Caught fire and sank |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | cargo ship |
| Tonnage: | 3,489 GRT |
| Length: | 108.1 metres (354 ft 8 in) |
| Beam: | 13 metres (42 ft 8 in) |
| Depth: | 8.1 metres (26 ft 7 in) |
| Installed power: | Triple expansion steam engine |
| Propulsion: | Screw propeller |
| Speed: | 11 knots |
| Crew: | 47 |
SS Ixion was a Dutch Cargo ship that caught fire and sank near the coast of Indonesia.
Construction
Ixion was constructed in 1893 at the Scott Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. shipyard in Greenock, United Kingdom. She was completed in 1893 and she was named Ixion and served from 1893 until her demise in 1911.
The ship was 108.1 metres (354 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 13 metres (42 ft 8 in) and a depth of 8.1 metres (26 ft 7 in). The ship was assessed at 3,489 GRT. She had a Triple expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated at 2285 i.h.p.
Sinking
On 1 October 1911, one of Ixion's coal bunkers caught fire and sank the ship off the coast of Indonesia. 24 of the 47 crew members lost their lives in the tragedy, the remaining 23 crew were rescued by the British steamer Good Hope[1]