SS Don (1892)

History
United Kingdom
Name	1892–1915: SS Don
Operator	1892–1905: Goole Steam Shipping Company Limited 1905–1915: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
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. ^[1]

History

Don was built by William Dobson and Company in Walker Yard for the Goole Steam Shipping Company Limited ^[2] 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. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
2. "1098389" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 15 December 2009.
3. "Don". Uboat.net. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
4. "BRITISH NAVAL VESSELS LOST AT SEA Part 1 of 2 - Abadol (oiler) to Lynx (destroyer)". Naval History. Retrieved 2 February 2013.

55°20′N1°18′W / 55.333°N 1.300°W / 55.333; -1.300