SS Don
| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | 1892–1915: SS Don |
| Operator |
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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 8 May 1915 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 939 GRT |
| Length | 225.5 ft (68.7 m) |
| Beam | 33.3 ft (10.1 m) |
| Draught | 15.7 ft (4.8 m) |
SS Don was a British freight vessel built for the Goole Steam Shipping Company Limited in 1892.
History
Don was built by William Dobson and Company in Walker Yard for the Goole Steam Shipping Company Limited and launched on 11 July 1892. She was obtained by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1905.
During World War I, Don was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) east of Coquet Island by the Imperial German Navy submarine U-9 on 8 May 1915. Her crew survived.
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.
- ↑ "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.
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