| History | |
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| Name | 1914-1918:SS Rye |
| Operator | 1914-1918:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Port of registry |  |
| Builder | Clyde Shipbuilding Company Port Glasgow |
| Yard number | 309 |
| Launched | 21 May 1914 |
| Fate | Sunk 7 April 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,098 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 240 feet (73 m) |
| Beam | 34.1 feet (10.4 m) |
| Draught | 15.3 feet (4.7 m) |
SS Rye was a freight vessel built for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1914. [1]
The ship was built by Clyde Shipbuilding Company Port Glasgow for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and launched on 21 May 1914. She underwent trials in June 1914. [2]
The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 19 nautical miles (35 km) northwest by west of Cap d'Antifer, Seine-Maritime, France ( 49°57′N0°07′W / 49.950°N 0.117°W ) on 7 April 1918 by the Imperial German Navy submarine SM UB-74 with the loss of four of her crew. [3] [4]
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