SS Linda (1899)
| History | |
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| Name: |
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| Owner: | Tiedemann O |
| Port of registry: |
Tallinn, Estonia |
| Builder: | Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. |
| Yard number: | 77 |
| Completed: | 1899 |
| Maiden voyage: | 1899 |
| In service: | 1899 |
| Out of service: | 11 February 1940 |
| Identification: |
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| Fate: | Torpedoed and sunk |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Tonnage: | 1,213 GRT |
| Length: | 70 metres (229 ft 8 in) |
| Beam: | 10.4 metres (34 ft 1 in) |
| Depth: | 4.63 metres (15 ft 2 in) |
| Installed power: | Triple expansion steam engine |
| Propulsion: | Screw propeller |
| Speed: | 8.5 knots |
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SS Linda was an Estonian Cargo Ship that was torpedoed by U-9 in the North Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) west of Utsira, Norway (58°15′N 1°54′E / 58.250°N 1.900°ECoordinates: 58°15′N 1°54′E / 58.250°N 1.900°E), while she was travelling from Blyth, United Kingdom to Goteborg, Sweden.
Construction
Linda was constructed in 1899 at the Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. shipyard in Troon, Scotland. She was completed in 1899 and she was named Linda and served from 1899 until her demise in 1940. The ship was 70 metres (229 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 10.4 metres (34 ft 1 in) and a depth of 4.63 metres (15 ft 2 in). The ship was assessed at 1,213 GRT. She had a Triple expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller and one boiler. The engine was rated at 137 nhp.
Sinking
On 11 February 1940, Linda was on a voyage from Blyth, United Kingdom to Goteborg, Sweden when she was hit by one torpedo fired by the German submarine U-9 in the North Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) west of Utsira, Norway. She broke in two and her forepart sank immediately, the stern followed four minutes later. One person lost his life during the tragedy, the 14 survivors were rescued by SS Birgitta (
Sweden).[1]
Wreck
The wreck lies at (58°15′N 1°54′E / 58.250°N 1.900°E), but the wrecks current condition is unknown.