SS Sibiria

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History
Flag of the German Empire.svg German Empire [1]
NameHerta
Owner Kingsin Line [1]
Builder
Yard number102 [1]
Launched21 April 1894
FateSold to Hamburg America Line, 1898
History
Flag of the German Empire.svg German Empire
NameSibiria
OwnerHamburg America Line
Acquired1898
FateSold to Atlantic Fruit Company
History
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
OwnerAtlantic Fruit Company
Acquired1915
FateFoundered on the Goodwin Sands 20 November 1916
General characteristics
TypePassenger/Cargo ship
Tonnage3,535  GRT [1]
Length109 ft (33 m) p/p [1] 552  ft (168  m) o/a [1]
Beam12.8 m (42 ft) [1]
Depth34.9 m (115 ft) [1]
Installed power1700 NHP, 8,000  hp or 6,000 kW [1]
Propulsiontwo 1 x 3-cylinder triple expansion engine, single shaft, 1 screw [1]
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h) [1]

SS Sibiria was a German general cargo ship built in 1894. Originally named Hertha, she was bought by the Hamburg America Line in 1898. [2]

In December 1902, Sibiria was chartered by the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) to serve as a collier in support of the East American Cruiser Division during the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903. These operations continued into January 1903. [3]

In May 1915 she was bought by an American company, the Atlantic Fruit Company. [2] She foundered on 20 November 1916 on the Goodwin Sands in the English Channel. This elicited controversy in the British Press, as regards her legal status under the Trading with the Enemy Act 1914. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "SS Sibiria (+1916)". wrecksite.eu. The Wrecksite. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Steer, Robert. "SS Sibiria - Forgotten Wrecks of the First World War". forgottenwrecks.maritimearchaeologytrust.org. Maritime Archaeology Trust. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. Hildebrand, Hans H.; Röhr, Albert & Steinmetz, Hans-Otto (1993). Die Deutschen Kriegsschiffe: Biographien: ein Spiegel der Marinegeschichte von 1815 bis zur Gegenwart (Band 8)[The German Warships: Biographies: A Reflection of Naval History from 1815 to the Present (Vol. 8)] (in German). Ratingen: Mundus Verlag. pp. 43–44.