SS Maverick
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | SS Maverick |
| Owner |
|
| Builder | Columbian Iron Works[1] |
| Yard number | 74[1] |
| Completed | May 1890[1] |
| Fate | Sank in 1917[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,721 long tons (1,749 t)[1] |
| Length | 239 ft (73 m)[4] |
| Beam | 36 ft (11 m)[4] |
| Depth | 27.8 ft (8.5 m)[4] |
| Propulsion | 3-cylinder compound engines[4] |
| Capacity | 15,000 barrels (~2,000 t) of oil[3] |
SS Maverick was an
Standard Oil of New York, later Mobil Oil. After the ship had changed hands sometime between 1910 and 1915, it was used during World War I as part of the Hindu–German Conspiracy to foment rebellion in India and overthrow the British Raj. According to one source, the ship sank in 1917.[1]
History
SS Maverick was laid down at the
Halifax. A subsequent explosion ripped a hole in the side of the steam tanker, which sank at its pier.[4] By 1907 the ship had been repaired and was back in service, and by 1910 had been equipped with a 2½ kW radio with a range of 200 miles (320 km).[2][5]
At some point between 1910 and 1915, the ship was sold to the Maverick Steamship Company. According to one period source, in April 1915 the ship had been chartered to one F. Jebsen, who was an officer in the
Kaiserliche Marine. Jebsen was also the master of SS Mazatlan, a ship that had been suspected of secretly resupplying the German light cruiser SMS Leipzig in August 1914.[3]
On 20 April 1915 rumors that Maverick was loading ammunition at Los Angeles reached a
Socorro, with the intention of transferring a quantity of arms to the Maverick. However, when the Annie Larsen failed to appear, the Maverick continued to Java via Honolulu. The Annie Larsen eventually appeared in Hoquiam, Washington
, where United States authorities seized its cargo.
The Maverick continued to
Sikhs
she had on board. The Maverick remained in Jakarta until the end of the war.
According to one source, the tanker sank in 1917.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Colton, Tim. "Bethlehem Steel Company, Baltimore MD". Shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 19 February 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ OCLC 25419661.
- ^ a b c d "S.S. MAVERICK IS INSPECTED". Los Angeles Times. 21 April 1915. p. II6.
- ^ a b c d e "STANDARD OIL STEAMER SUNK.; The Maverick, Which Left New York Thursday, Wrecked and Burned in Halifax Harbor" (PDF). The New York Times. 18 July 1899. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
- ^ "STEAMER THOUGHT SAFE BY MARINE EXPERTS" (PDF). The New York Times. 6 January 1907. p. 6. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
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| Ghadar | ||
| Berlin Committee |
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| German figures | ||
| Conspiracy | ||
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