SS Hebble

The Hebble, by A. J. Jansen
History
United Kingdom
Name	SS Hebble
Operator	1891–1905: Goole Steam Shipping Company Limited 1905–1917: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Builder	William Dobson and Company, Walker Yard
Yard number	47
Launched	7 Jul 1891
Completed	24 Aug 1891
Fate	Sunk 6 May 1917
General characteristics
Tonnage	904 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	225 feet (69 m)
Beam	31.6 feet (9.6 m)
Draught	15.5 feet (4.7 m)

SS Hebble was a freight vessel built for the Goole Steam Shipping Company Limited in 1891.

History

Hebble was built by William Dobson and Company in Walker Yard for the Goole Steam Shipping Company Limited and launched on 7 July 1891.

Hebble was obtained by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1905.

On 12 August 1908, Hebble was damaged in a collision with the Yarmouth steamer Armourer in the Humber estuary.

Hebble was requisitioned by the Admiralty in the World War I. She struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) east of Roker, County Durham (54°55′N 1°18′W / 54.917°N 1.300°W / 54.917; -1.300), England, with the loss of five of her crew. One of the crew that died with the ship was named Archibald Howard, aged 36.

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