SS Ellesmere (1906)

SS Ellesmere was a small freighter built during the First World War. Completed in 1915, she was intended for the West African trade. The ship was sunk by the German submarine SM U-20 in July 1915.

History
NameEllesmere
OwnerWatson Steamship Co.
Port of registryUnited Kingdom Manchester
BuilderAnderson Rodger and Company, Port Glasgow, Scotland
Launched18 October 1906
Completed22 November 1906
IdentificationOfficial number: 119600
FateSunk by submarine, 7 July 1915
General characteristics
TypeFreighter
Tonnage
Length244.6 ft (74.6 m)
Beam36 ft (11 m)
Draught15.95 ft (4.9 m)
Installed power
Propulsion1 screw propeller; 1 triple-expansion steam engine
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph)

Description

Ellesmere had an overall length of 244.6 feet (74.6 m), with a beam of 36 feet (11 m) and a draught of 15.95 feet (4.9 m). The ship was assessed at 1,170 gross register tons (GRT) and 729 net register tons (NRT). She had a vertical triple-expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated at a total of 173 nominal horsepower and produced 1,090 indicated horsepower (810 kW). This gave her a maximum speed of 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph).[1]

Construction and career

Ellesmere, named after Ellesmere, a lake near Ellesmere, Shropshire,[2] was laid down as yard number 266 by Anderson Rodger and Company at its shipyard in Port Glasgow, Scotland, for the Watson Steamship Co. The ship was launched on 18 October 1906 and completed on 22 November. She was enroute to Manchester from Valencia, Spain, with a cargo of fruit when she was torpedoed and sunk by U-20 48 nautical miles (89 km; 55 mi) west of Smalls Lighthouse on 7 July 1915.[1]

References
  1. Fenton, p. S645
  2. Fenton, p. S651

Bibliography
  • Fenton, Roy (December 2022). "Levers' Early Shipping Ventures: Bromport Steamship Co., Ltd. and its Predecessors". Marine News Supplement. 76 (12): S340–S352. ISSN 0966-6958.
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