SS Derbyshire (1897)
| SS Derbyshire HMT Derbyshire | |
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| History | |
| Name | Derbyshire |
|---|---|
| Yard number | 314 |
| Launched | July 21, 1897 |
| Completed | October 8th, 1897 |
| Fate | Scrapped on July 14, 1931 at Japan.[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 6,635 gross register tons (1.879×1010 millilitres; 18,790,000 litres; 4,133,000 imperial gallons; 4,963,000 US gallons) |
| Length | 452 feet (138 metres; 138,000 millimetres; 5,420 inches; 13,800 centimetres) |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion constructed in Belfast |
SS Derbyshire (Also known as the HMT Derbyshire) was a passenger steamship built by Harland and Wolff in 1897 for the Bibby Line. It weighed 6,635 tons and cost £130,000 (£18,631,416 in 2024).[2][3]
It operated as a one-class vessel, offering comfortable facilities for its passengers over the longer routes. During the First World War, it was requisitioned to serve as a troopship, and continued in that service into the 1920s.[2][3]
History
Constructed to be a sister of the SS Staffordshire, she was launched on 21st July 1897 and completed in the following October. The last of the shorter bridge deck type, her arrival enabled the service to Burma (now known as Myanmar) to have a sailing every three weeks in line with Henderson's. In 1899, she undertook four round voyages from Liverpool to Boston for the Dominion Line commencing on June 6, 1899.[3]
When the SS Oxfordshire joined the fleet in 1912 she was reduced to being the reserve steamer.[3]
In January 1915, she was deployed as a troopship operating between India and Malaya and in 1917 had carried American troops to Europe. She became a full time troopship in 1921 when Bibby's were given a Government trooping contract and began carrying military personnel to India and the Levant. In 1927, she was replaced as a troopship by the SS Dorsetshire and was reduced to carrying cargo only.[3]
Operating as a coal-burner, she was retired from service until being broken up at Japan on July 14, 1931.[3]
References
- ^ "Screw Steamer DERBYSHIRE built by Harland & Wolff Ltd. in 1897 for Bibby S.S. Co. Ltd. - Bibby Bros. & Co., Liverpool, Passenger / Cargo". shippingandshipbuilding.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ a b "London 25th Regt". www.25thlondon.com. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ a b c d e f "Derbyshire". The Yard. Retrieved 20 February 2017.