SS Redesmere (1911)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Redesmere |
| Namesake | Redes Mere |
| Owner |
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| Port of registry |  Liverpool |
| Builder | Sunderland Shipbuilding Co., Sunderland, England |
| Launched | 7 September 1911 |
| Completed | 5 October 1911 |
| Identification | Official number: 124298 |
| Fate | Sunk by submarine, 28 October 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Freighter |
| Tonnage |
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| Length | 290 ft (88.4 m) |
| Beam | 42.7 ft (13.0 m) |
| Draught | 19.5 ft (5.9 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 1 screw propeller; 1 triple-expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 9.75 knots (18.06 km/h; 11.22 mph) |
SS Redesmere was a small
First World War. Completed in 1915, she was intended for the West African trade. The ship was sunk by the German submarine SM U-70
in October 1917.
Description
Redesmere had an
Construction and career
Redesmere, named after
launched on 7 September 1911 and completed on 5 October. She was sold to the Lever Brothers' newly formed Bromport Steamship Co. on 11 May 1916. Redesmere was enroute to Southampton from Barry, with a load of coal when she was torpedoed and sunk by UB-40 6 miles (9.7 km) west of St Catherine's Point on 28 October 1917[3] with the loss of 19 crewmen.[4]
References
Bibliography
- Admiralty (1988) [1919]. "Merchant Shipping (Losses): British Merchant Vessels Captured or Destroyed by the Enemy". British Vessels Lost at Sea, 1914-18 and 1939-45 (3rd ed.). Wellingborough, UK: Patrick Stephens. pp. 1–99. ISBN 1-85260-134-5.
- 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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