SS Saturn (1904)

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NameSaturn
Owner
  • Palatine Shipping Co. (1904–1906)
  • Watson Steamship Co. (1906–1912)
  • Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab (1912–1916)
Port of registry
Builder Anderson Rodger and Company, Port Glasgow, Scotland
Launched4 February 1904
Completed26 February 1904
Identification Official number: 119583
Fate Scuttled by submarine, 31 October 1916
General characteristics
Type Freighter
Tonnage
Length230.2 ft (70.2 m)
Beam34 ft (10.4 m)
Draught14.3 ft (4.4 m)
Installed power140 nhp
Propulsion1 screw propeller; 1 triple-expansion steam engine
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)

SS Saturn was a small freighter built before the First World War. Completed in 1906, she was intended for the West African trade. The ship was captured and scuttled by the German submarine SM U-57 in October 1916.

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Description

Saturn had an overall length of 230.2 feet (70.2 m), with a beam of 34 feet (10.4 m) and a draught of 14.3 feet (4.4 m). The ship was assessed at 981  gross register tons  (GRT) and 598  net register tons  (NRT). She had a vertical triple-expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated 140 nominal horsepower that gave her a maximum speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). [1]

Construction and career

Saturn was laid down as yard number 377 by Anderson Rodger and Company at its shipyard in Port Glasgow, Scotland, for the Palatine Shipping Co. as Thirlmere. Named after Thirlmere, the ship was launched on 4 February 1904 and completed on the 26th. She was transferred to the Watson Steamship Co. on 30 October 1906 before Palatine was wound down in early 1907. Thirlmere was sold to Det Bergenske Dampskibsselkab of Bergen, Norway, and renamed Saturn on 6 February 1912. She was enroute to Narvik, Norway, from Liverpool, with a cargo of cotton when she was shelled, captured and scuttled by U-57 about 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) north of the Shetland Islands at coordinates 60°02′N5°04′W / 60.04°N 05.07°W / 60.04; -05.07 on 31 October 1916. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Fenton, p. S644
  2. Fenton, pp. S641, S644, S651
  3. "Steamer Saturn - Ships hit by U-boats - German and Austrian U-boats of World War One - Kaiserliche Marine - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

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