Engineering:SS Dana (1883)
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| 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.[1]
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.
References
- ↑ "Dana". Wrecksite. 10 November 2009. http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?68713. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
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