SS Glenartney (1911)

SS Glenartney was a cargo steamship that was launched in Scotland in 1911 and sunk by a U-boat in the English Channel in 1918.

For other ships with the same name, see Glen Artney.

History
United Kingdom
NameGlenartney
NamesakeGlen Artney, Perthshire
OwnerCaledonia SS Co
OperatorJames Gardiner & Co
Port of registryGlasgow
BuilderCharles Connell & Co, Whiteinch
Yard number340
Launched26 October 1911
CompletedDecember 1911
Identification
FateSunk by torpedo, 18 March 1915
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage5,201 GRT, 3,309 NRT
Length410.0 ft (125.0 m)
Beam52.3 ft (15.9 m)
Depth28.6 ft (8.7 m)
Decks2
Installed power536 NHP
Propulsion
Notessister ship: Glenetive

Building

In 1911 Charles Connell & Co built a pair of cargo ships for the Caledonia Steamship Company. Glenetive was built at Scotstoun,[1] launched on 22 August[2] and completed that September.[3] Her sister ship Glenartney was built at Whiteinch,[4] launched on 26 October[5] and completed that December.[3]

Dunsmuir and Jackson of Govan, Glasgow built a three-cylinder triple expansion steam engine for each ship. Glenartney's engine was rated at 536 NHP.[3]

Glenartney was registered in Glasgow, her UK official number was 132995 and her code letters were HTWB.[3][4]

Loss

In March 1915 Glenartney was en route from Bangkok to London with a cargo of rice and meal. On 18 March the Imperial German Navy U-boat U-34 torpedoed her about 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of the Royal Sovereign Lightship, killing one member of Glenartney's crew.[6][7]

A torpedo boat rescued 39 survivors and landed them at Newhaven in England.[8]

References
  1. Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen (1913). Mercantile Navy List. Board of Trade. p. 222. Retrieved 8 April 2021 – via Crew List Index Project.
  2. "Glenetive". Scottish Built Ships. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  3. "Steamers". Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Vol. I. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1914.
  4. Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen (1915). Mercantile Navy List. Board of Trade. p. 234. Retrieved 8 April 2021 – via Crew List Index Project.
  5. "Glenartney". Scottish Built Ships. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  6. Tennent, AJ (2006). British Merchant Ships Sunk by U-boats in World War One. Penzance: Periscope Publishing. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-904381-36-5.
  7. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Glenartney". uboat.net. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  8. "Glasgow steamer torpedoed". The Times. London. 19 March 1915. p. 8.

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