SS Humber
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| 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 |
| Fate | Sunk 12 February 1912 |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
- ^ "New Goole Steamer". Hull Daily Mail. England. 28 August 1903. Retrieved 24 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Fog catastrophe at Elbe's mouth". Hull Daily Mail. England. 17 February 1912. Retrieved 24 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.