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'''SS ''Humber''''' was a passenger and freight vessel built for the [[Goole Steam Shipping Company]] in 1903.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Duckworth |first1=Christian Leslie Dyce |last2=Langmuir |first2=Graham Easton |date=1968 |title=Railway and other Steamers |trans-title= |url= |dead-url= |format= |language=English |location=Prescot, Lancashire |publisher= T. Stephenson and Sons |
'''SS ''Humber''''' was a passenger and freight vessel built for the [[Goole Steam Shipping Company]] in 1903.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Duckworth |first1=Christian Leslie Dyce |last2=Langmuir |first2=Graham Easton |date=1968 |title=Railway and other Steamers |trans-title= |url= |dead-url= |format= |language=English |location=Prescot, Lancashire |publisher= T. Stephenson and Sons |isbn= |archive-url= |archive-date= |via= |subscription= |quote= }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:22, 11 January 2019
| History | |
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| Name | 1903-1912:SS Humber |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry |  |
| Builder | A MacMillan and Company, Dumbarton |
| Yard number | 391 |
| Launched | 26 August 1903 |
| Out of service | 12 February 1912 |
| Fate | Sunk |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,023 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 240 feet (73 m) |
| Beam | 33 feet (10 m) |
| Draught | 15.7 feet (4.8 m) |
SS Humber was a passenger and freight vessel built for the Goole Steam Shipping Company in 1903.[1]
History
She was built in 1903 by A MacMillan in Dumbarton as one of a trio of ships which included SS Nidd and SS Colne. She was launched on 26 August 1903.[2] In 1905 she came under the ownership of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
On 9 June 1910 she was in collision with the German steamer Modena, owned by Robert M Sloman Jr. The Modena sank within 9 minutes, and the crew of the Humber managed to save all but two of the thirty crew members. For their actions, the German Emperor presented Captain Prentice with a gold watch, Chief Officer Sherwood with a pair of binoculars, and Seaman Bennett with £5. .[3]
She sank in the mouth of the River Elbe on 12 February 1912 during a voyage from Goole to Hamburg after a collision in fog with the German vessel Answald.[4] The Answald had hit the Humber amidships, making a hole 20 feet (6.1 m) long. The crew of the Humber were rescued by the Answald which had only suffered damage to her bows.
References
- ^ Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|dead-url=and|subscription=(help) - ^ "New Goole Steamer". Hull Daily Mail. England. 28 August 1903. Retrieved 24 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "For Bravery at Sea. German Emperor's Presents for Goole Sailors". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 10 February 1910. Retrieved 24 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Fog catastrophe at Elbe's mouth". Hull Daily Mail. England. 17 February 1912. Retrieved 24 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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