SS Linz
.jpg) SS Linz.
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| History | |
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 Austria-Hungary | |
| Name |  Linz |
| Owner | Lloyd Austriaco |
| Port of registry | Trieste, Italy |
| Builder | Lloyd Austriaco |
| Yard number | 116 |
| Launched | 20 April 1909 |
| Completed | 1909 |
| Fate | Struck a mine and sunk 19 March 1918 [A 1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean Liner |
| Tonnage | 3,819 GRT |
| Length | 105 metres (344 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 13.3 metres (43 ft 8 in) |
| Depth | 9.8 metres (32 ft 2 in) |
| Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine |
| Propulsion | Screw propeller |
| Speed | 12.5 knots |
| Capacity | 1003 passengers and crew |
SS Linz was an
under command of Captain Tonello Hugo.Construction
Linz was constructed in 1909 at the
Lloyd Austriaco shipyard in Trieste, Italy. She was requisitioned by the Austro-Hungarian Navy and used to transport troops and prisoners on Albanian
routes.
The ship was 105 metres (344 ft 6 in) long, with a beam of 13.3 metres (43 ft 8 in) and a depth of 9.8 metres (32 ft 2 in). The ship was assessed at 3,819
kW
).
Sinking
Linz was sunk on 19 March 1918.
Annotations
Citations
- ^ a b wrecksite 2022.
- ^ Silvia 2013.
- ^ Russell 2020, p. 376.
References
- Russell, Gareth (November 3, 2020). The Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era. 9781501176739. - Total pages: 448
- wrecksite (2022). "SS Linz (+1918)". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- Silvia (10 October 2013). "Piroscafo LINZ, 19 Marzo 1918" (in Italian). pietrigrandeguerra.it. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
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