SS Rye was a freight vessel built for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1914.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | 1914-1918:SS Rye |
| Operator | 1914-1918:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Port of registry |  |
| Builder | Clyde Shipbuilding Company Port Glasgow |
| Yard number | 309 |
| Launched | 21 May 1914 |
| Fate | Sunk 7 April 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,098 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 240 feet (73 m) |
| Beam | 34.1 feet (10.4 m) |
| Draught | 15.3 feet (4.7 m) |
History edit
The ship was built by Clyde Shipbuilding Company Port Glasgow for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and launched on 21 May 1914. She underwent trials in June 1914.[2]
The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 19 nautical miles (35 km) northwest by west of Cap d'Antifer, Seine-Maritime, France (49°57′N 0°07′W / 49.950°N 0.117°W) on 7 April 1918 by the Imperial German Navy submarine SM UB-74 with the loss of four of her crew.[3][4]
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. 17 June 1914. Retrieved 24 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "British Merchant Ships Lost to Enemy Action Part 3 of 3 - September 1917-November 1918 in date order". Naval History. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Rye". Uboat.net. Retrieved 12 November 2012.