Summary
SS Cuxhaven was a cargo ship built for the Yorkshire Coal and Steamship Company in 1882.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |  |
| Builder | William Thompson, Dundee |
| Yard number | 40 |
| Launched | 6 May 1882 |
| Fate | Sunk 1 November 1916 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 757 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 220 feet (67 m) |
| Beam | 32 feet (9.8 m) |
| Depth | 13.7 feet (4.2 m) |
History edit
The ship was built by William Thompson of Dundee, Scotland, for the Yorkshire Coal and Steamship Company and launched on 6 May 1882.[2]
On 20 April 1886 she was in collision with the Manchester Wholesale Co-operative Society steamer Progress, which left a breach in the Cuxhaven′s stokehold. Cuxhaven was beached.[3] She was salvaged by the Dundee Salvage Company early in May which required the removal of 300 tons of mud.[4]
In 1895 Cuxhaven was acquired by the Goole Steam Shipping Company. In 1905 she was acquired by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. She was sold in 1910 to G. Sfilio, Cantania and renamed Torero. In 1912 she was sold to R. Randaffo, Catania and the firm became the Society Transport Internazionali Marittimi. During World War I, she was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea on 1 November 1916 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Cape Gallo, Sicily (38°30′N 13°28′E / 38.500°N 13.467°E) by the Imperial German Navy submarine SM U-21. Her crew survived.[5]
References edit
- ^ Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
- ^ "Launch of a Steamer". Dundee Evening Telegraph. Scotland. 6 May 1882. Retrieved 26 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Collision between Steamers at Goole". Hull Daily Mail. England. 21 April 1886. Retrieved 26 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Steamer Cuxhaven". Dundee Evening Telegraph. Scotland. 3 May 1886. Retrieved 26 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Torero". Uboat.net. Retrieved 27 September 2012.