Engineering:SS Dana (1883)

Short description: British cargo ship that was torpedoed in the North Sea

History
Name:	SS Clieveden (1883-1911) SS Dana (1911-1917)
Owner:	Gohle R.
Port of registry:	Norrköping, Sweden
Builder:	Blumer, John & Co.
Yard number:	83
Launched:	3 November 1883
Completed:	1883
Identification:	5240
Fate:	Torpedoed and sunk 11 November 1917
General characteristics
Type:	Cargo Ship
Length:	78.6 metres (257 ft 10 in)
Beam:	11 metres (36 ft 1 in)
Depth:	3.3 metres (10 ft 10 in)
Installed power:	Steam Compound engine
Propulsion:	Screw propeller

SS Dana was a British cargo ship that was torpedoed by SM UC-47 in the North Sea 14 nautical miles (26 km) off Hornsea, United Kingdom , while she was travelling from Göteborg, Sweden to Hull, United Kingdom .

Construction

Dana was constructed in 1883 at the Blumer, John & Co. shipyard in Sunderland, United Kingdom . She was completed in 1883 and she was named Dana and served from 1883 until her demise in 1917. The ship was 78.6 metres (257 ft 10 in) long, with a beam of 11 metres (36 ft 1 in) and a depth of 3.3 metres (10 ft 10 in). The ship was assessed at 1,621 GRT. She had a steam compound engine driving a single screw propeller and 2 single boilers, a new donkey boiler was fitted 1904. The engine was rated at 178 nhp.

Sinking

On 11 November 1917, Dana was on a voyage from Göteborg, Sweden to Hull, United Kingdom when she was torpedoed by the Germany submarine SM UC-47 in the North Sea 14 nautical miles (26 km) off Hornsea, United Kingdom . There were 8 casualties, including Captain Anders Rasmusson.

Wreck

The wreck was discovered in 1982 and lies upright on a sandy seabed. She has broken in several pieces with the crank all open, the machinery lies amidships.