Engineering:SS Iberian (1900)
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| Name: | Iberian |
| Owner: | Leyland Frederick & Co. Ltd. |
| Port of registry: |
 Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Route: | Manchester - Boston |
| Builder: | Sir James Laing & Sons, Ltd. |
| Yard number: | 576 |
| Launched: | 21 March 1900 |
| Completed: | 1900 |
| Identification: | 113367 |
| Fate: | Torpedoed and sunk 30 July 1915 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Cargo ship |
| Length: | 133.2 metres (437 ft 0 in) |
| Beam: | 14.9 metres (48 ft 11 in) |
| Depth: | 9.1 metres (29 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power: | Triple expansion engine |
| Propulsion: | Single screw propeller |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
SS Iberian was a British cargo ship that was torpedoed by SM U-28 in the Atlantic Ocean 9 nautical miles (17 km) south west of the Fastnet Rock ( [ ⚑ ] : 51°15′N 9°36′W / 51.25°N 9.6°W) while she was travelling from Manchester, United Kingdom to Boston, United States with a general cargo.[1]
Construction
Iberian was constructed in 1900 at the Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd. shipyard in Sunderland, United Kingdom . She was launched and completed in 1900. The ship was 133.2 metres (437 ft 0 in) long, with a beam of 14.9 metres (48 ft 11 in) and a depth of 9.1 metres (29 ft 10 in). The ship was assessed at 5,223 GRT. She had a triple expansion engine driving a single screw propeller and the engine was rated at 470 nhp.[2]
Sinking
While Iberian was travelling from Manchester, United Kingdom to Boston, United States with a general cargo. She was spotted by SM U-28 in the Atlantic Ocean 9 nautical miles (17 km) south west of the Fastnet Rock, Ireland. SM U-28 fired a torpedo at the Iberian which hit her stern killing 7 crew. Iberian sank stern first beneath the waves, officers from the U-boat reported that the steamer sank so swiftly that its bow stuck up almost vertically into the air before finally sinking shortly after the attack.[3] It is said that along with the debris, a creature described as a "gigantic aquatic animal" resembling a crocodile was seen briefly writhing among the wreckage before disappearing.[4]
Wreck
Iberian sank 9 nautical miles (17 km) south west of the Fastnet Rock, Ireland at a depth of about 104 metres (341 ft 2 in) ( [ ⚑ ] 51°15′N 9°36′W / 51.25°N 9.6°W).
References
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Steamer Iberian". http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/2950.html.
- ↑ "Iberian Cargo Ship 1900-1915". Wrecksite.eu. 22 October 2009. http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?71101. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ "U-28 Creature". Unknownexplorers.com. 2006. http://www.unknownexplorers.com/u28creature.php. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ "Unknown Explorers - U-28 Creature". http://www.unknownexplorers.com/u28creature.php.
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