SS Russian (1895)
SS Russian. | |
History | |
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Name: | |
Namesake: | Russia |
Owner: | Leyland Line |
Operator: | White Star Line |
Port of registry: | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
Route: | Liverpool, UK to Boston, USA |
Ordered: | 1895 |
Builder: | Harland & Wolff Ltd. |
Yard number: | 291 |
Launched: | 7 July 1895 |
Completed: | 1895 |
Maiden voyage: | 7 September 1895 |
In service: | 7 September 1895 |
Out of service: | 14 December 1916 |
Identification: | 105334 |
Fate: | Torpedoed and sunk |
General characteristics | |
Class & type: | Victorian class ocean liner |
Type: | Cargo ship |
Tonnage: | 8,825 GRT |
Length: | 156.2 metres (512 ft 6 in) |
Beam: | 18.1 metres (59 ft 5 in) |
Decks: | 3 |
Installed power: | 1 x 3 cyl. triple expansion engine, single shaft |
Propulsion: | Screw propeller |
Speed: | 13 knots |
SS Russian was a British Cargo ship of the 1895 Victorian class ocean liner that was torpedoed and sunk by UB-43 210 miles East of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea, while she was travelling from Salonica, Greece to Newport, United Kingdom in ballast.
Construction
Russian was constructed as a cattle and Cargo carrier in 1895 for the Leyland company at the Harland & Wolff Ltd. shipyard in Belfast, United Kingdom. She was launched on 7 July 1895 and was one of a class of four ships. She was named Russia and completed her maiden voyage from Liverpool, United Kingdom to Boston, United States. She sailed under the name Victorian from 1895 to August 1914. She served from 1895 until her demise in 1916.[1]
The ship was 156.2 metres (512 ft 6 in) long, with a beam of 18.1 metres (59 ft 5 in). The ship was assessed at 8,825 GRT. She had a 1 x 3 cyl. triple expansion engine, single shaft driving a single screw propeller.
Boer War
SS Russian then called SS Victorian served as a transport ship during the Boer war in November 1899. She mostly carried horses to South Africa and was used intensively on this operation.
Sinking
On 14 December 1916, Russian was on a voyage from Salonica, Greece to Newport, United Kingdom in ballast. When she was torpedoed by UB-43 210 miles East of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea. 28 crew members lost their lives during the sinking. [2]
Other Facts
SS Russian had 3 sister ships which all sank to:
- SS Armenian (Build 1895, Torpedoed 28 June 1915 with a loss of 33 crew)
- SS Cestrian (Build 1896, Torpedoed 24 June 1917 with a loss of 3 crew)
- SS Londonian (Build 1896, Capsized and sunk 29 November 1898 with a loss of 17 crew)
They were build for the Leyland line between 1895 and 1898.
- She completed her first journey to New York City, United States on 24 April 1903.
- She changed her name to Russian in August 1914 so there would be no confusion with the SS Victorian from Allan line.
Wreck
The current wreck position is unknown.
References
- ↑ "SS Russian". Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ "Russia". Wrecksite. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.