SS Hastier (1919)

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History
Name:Hastier
Owner: Lloyd Royal Belge SA
Port of registry: Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Antwerp
Builder: Scheepsbouwwerf & Maschinenfabriek De Klop
Yard number: 131
Launched: 1919
Completed: March 1919
Maiden voyage: 9 April 1919
Out of service: On or after 13 April 1919
Fate: Sank
General characteristics
Tonnage: 749  GRT
Installed power: Triple expansion steam engine
Propulsion: Screw propellor
Crew: 17

SS Hastier was a 749 GRT coaster which sank on her maiden voyage in April 1919.

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Description

Hastier was built as yard number 131 by Scheepsbouwwerf & Maschinenfabriek De Klop, Sliedrecht, Netherlands. Assessed at 749 GRT, she was powered by a triple expansion steam engine. [1]

Sliedrecht Municipality in South Holland, Netherlands

Sliedrechtlisten is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 14.01 km2 (5.41 sq mi) of which 1.18 km2 (0.46 sq mi) is covered by water.

Netherlands Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Europe

The Netherlands is a country located mainly in Northwestern Europe. The European portion of the Netherlands consists of twelve separate provinces that border Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest, with maritime borders in the North Sea with Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. Including three island territories in the Caribbean Sea—Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba— it forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The official language is Dutch, but a secondary official language in the province of Friesland is West Frisian.

History

Hastier was built for Lloyd Royal Belge, SA. Her port of registry was Antwerp. She departed Antwerp on her maiden voyage on 9 April 1919, bound for Brixham, United Kingdom where she loaded a cargo of coal. On 13 April, she departed Brixham bound for Barcelona, Spain, [1] with an ultimate destination of Valencia. [2] She was not heard from again, and no trace was found of her until 21 June when SS Courier found a damaged lifeboat 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south east of Lower Head,[ where? ] near the Russell Channel Buoy. The lifeboat was landed at Guernsey. Captain Fierens and his crew of 16 were all lost with the ship. [1]

Antwerp Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

Antwerp is a city in Belgium, and is the capital of Antwerp province in Flanders. With a population of 520,504, it is the most populous city proper in Belgium, and with 1,200,000 the second largest metropolitan region after Brussels.

Brixham town and civil parish in Devon, England

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Belgian Merchant H-O" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 31 October 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Lloyd Royal Belge". The Ships List. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2010.

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