SS Berlin was a freight vessel built for the Yorkshire Coal and Steamship Company in 1891.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
|
| Operator |
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| Port of registry |  |
| Builder | Thompson of Dundee |
| Yard number | 106 |
| Launched | 1891 |
| Out of service | September 1933 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1933 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,090 gross register tons (GRT) |
History edit
She was built by Thompson of Dundee.[2] for the Yorkshire Coal and Steamship Company. In 1895 the company was taken over by the Goole Steam Shipping Company which in turn was acquired by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1905.
In 1914 she was in Copenhagen at the outbreak of the First World War and it was decided to leave her there for safety. However, pressure for tonnage required that she leave that port in 1916 under disguise and she crossed the North Sea to Hull, where she was renamed River Ribble.[3]
In 1922 she became the property of the London and North Western Railway and in 1923, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
On 29 November 1931, River Ribble collided with the British steamer Selby at Hamburg, Germany, and was beached at Altona. She was refloated the next day. Selby suffered severe damage.[4][5]
River Ribble was sold to J.J. King of Garston and scrapped in September 1933 at Gateshead.[6]
References edit
- ^ Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
- ^ Haws 1993, p. 68
- ^ Haws 1993, p. 69
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 45993. London. 30 November 1931. col D, p. 23.
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 45994. London. 1 December 1931. col E, p. 22.
- ^ "1098383". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
Bibliography edit
- Haws, Duncan (1993). Merchant Fleets - Britain's Railway Steamers - Eastern & North Western Companies + Zeeland and Stena. Hereford: TCL Publications. ISBN 0-946378-22-3.