History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Glenartney |
Namesake | Glen Artney, Perthshire |
Owner | Caledonia SS Co |
Operator | James Gardiner & Co |
Port of registry | Glasgow |
Builder | Charles Connell & Co, Whiteinch |
Yard number | 340 |
Launched | 26 October 1911 |
Completed | December 1911 |
Identification |
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Fate | Sunk by torpedo, 18 March 1915 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | 5,201 GRT, 3,309 NRT |
Length | 410.0 ft (125.0 m) |
Beam | 52.3 ft (15.9 m) |
Depth | 28.6 ft (8.7 m) |
Decks | 2 |
Installed power | 536 NHP |
Propulsion |
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Notes | sister ship: Glenetive |
SS Glenartney was a cargo steamship that was launched in Scotland in 1911 and sunk by a U-boat in the English Channel in 1918.
In 1911 Charles Connell & Co built a pair of cargo ships for the Caledonia Steamship Company. Glenetive was built at Scotstoun, [1] launched on 22 August [2] and completed that September. [3] Her sister ship Glenartney was built at Whiteinch, [4] launched on 26 October [5] and completed that December. [3]
Dunsmuir and Jackson of Govan, Glasgow built a three-cylinder triple expansion steam engine for each ship. Glenartney's engine was rated at 536 NHP. [3]
Glenartney was registered in Glasgow, her UK official number was 132995 and her code letters were HTWB. [3] [4]
In March 1915 Glenartney was en route from Bangkok to London with a cargo of rice and meal. On 18 March the Imperial German Navy U-boat U-34 torpedoed her about 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of the Royal Sovereign Lightship, killing one member of Glenartney's crew. [6] [7]
A torpedo boat rescued 39 survivors and landed them at Newhaven in England. [8]
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