SS Don (1892)

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Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Name1892–1915: SS Don
Operator
BuilderWilliam Dobson and Company, Walker Yard
Yard number54
Launched11 July 1892
Out of service8 May 1915
FateSunk by SM U-9
General characteristics
Tonnage939  gross register tons  (GRT)
Length225.5 feet (68.7 m)
Beam33.3 feet (10.1 m)
Draught15.7 feet (4.8 m)

SS Don was a British freight vessel built for the Goole Steam Shipping Company Limited in 1892. [1]

History

She 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) east of Coquet Island by the Imperial German Navy submarine SM U-9 on 8 May 1915. Her crew survived. [3] [4]

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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.

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