SS Ixion

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Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Name Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ixion
Namesake Ixion
Owner Nederlandsche Stoomvaart Maatschappij
Port of registry Amsterdam, Netherlands
BuilderScott Shipbuilding & Engineering Co.
Yard number304
Launched23 November 1892
CompletedDecember 1892
FateBurned and sank 1 October 1911
General characteristics
Type Cargo ship
Tonnage3,489  GRT
Length108.1 metres (354 ft 8 in)
Beam13 metres (42 ft 8 in)
Depth8.1 metres (26 ft 7 in)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine
PropulsionScrew propeller
Speed11 knots
Crew47

SS Ixion was a Dutch cargo ship that caught fire and sank near the coast of the Netherlands East Indies in 1911.

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Construction

Ixion was launched on 23 November 1892 and completed the following month at the Scott Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. shipyard in Greenock, United Kingdom. [1]

The ship was 108.1 metres (354 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 13 metres (42 ft 8 in) and a depth of 8.1 metres (26 ft 7 in). The ship was assessed at 3,489  GRT. She had a triple expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated at 2285 indicated horsepower. [2]

Sinking

On 1 October 1911, one of Ixion′s coal bunkers caught fire and sank the ship off the coast of the Netherlands East Indies. 24 of the 47 crew members died; the remaining 23 crew were rescued by the British steamer Good Hope. [2]

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References

  1. "Ixion (1102068)" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Ixion". Wrecksite. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.