SS Traffic (1872)
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 Traffic behind Magnetic in 1896 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | SS Traffic |
| Owner |
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| Operator | White Star Line (1872–1898) |
| Port of registry | Liverpool |
| Route | Served in Mersey |
| Ordered | 1872 |
| Builder | Philip Speakman, Runcorn |
| Yard number | Belvedere Yard |
| Laid down | 1872 |
| Launched | 22 September 1872 |
| Completed | May 1873 |
| In service | 1873 |
| Out of service | 1941 |
| Identification | United Kingdom Official Number 69263 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1955 |
| Notes | Can be classified as a steam lighter |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ship's tender |
| Tonnage | 155 GRT, 83 NRT |
| Length | 101.8 ft (31.02 m) |
| Beam | 23.6 ft (7.19 m) |
| Depth | 9.5 ft (2.9 m) |
| Installed power | 40 hp |
| Propulsion | Steam engine by W P Gaulton of Manchester, Single Screw |
| Speed | 8 knots |
SS Traffic was a baggage tender of the White Star Line, built in 1872 by Philip Speakman in Runcorn and made of English Oak.
General Career
She was launched on September 22nd 1872, and completed by May 1873.[1] She was outfitted with machinery at the Old Quay Dock by Mr. W. P. Gaulton, an engineer from Manchester. Due to being a single person rather than her company, the fitting out took several months to construct her machinery, and she only entered service in May of 1873.[2] She was based at the Port of Liverpool, and maintained a 25-year career with White Star. Traffic sometimes served as a cargo vessel, carrying goods from dock to dock, though mainly she was used to tender to the larger liners.
Traffic was sold to the Liverpool Lighterage Company in 1898, entered service in 1894, where the two would work together.
Incidents
- On 10 January 1878, Traffic was run into by the steamship Maggie Ann at Liverpool and was severely damaged. The Maggie Ann damaged the bow of the Traffic at King's Dock, where she would need to undergo rapid repairs. .[4] [5]
- On 5 May 1941 she was sunk in the East Canada No 2. Branch at Liverpool by German aircraft during the 'May Blitz'. She was with a cargo of boxboards and was believed to have burned out, before sinking. [6][7]
See also
References
- ^ "Screw Steamer TRAFFIC built by Philip Speakman & Co. in 1873 for Oceanic Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Liverpool, Coaster". shippingandshipbuilding.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ https://www.crewlist.org.uk/data/appropriation?officialnumber=69263
- ^ Lloyd's Register 1898
- ^ "Disasters at Sea". The Times. No. 29149. London. 11 January 1878. col E, p. 6.
- ^ Palmer's Index to "The Times" Newspaper. Samuel Palmer. 2 March 1878.
- ^ Steam Tug Kerne Preservation Society
- ^ https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C13343530