SS Ultonia
Ultonia photographed at sea in 1898 or 1900 | |
History | |
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United kingdom | |
Name | SS Ultonia |
Namesake | Latin name for Ulster |
Owner | Cunard Line |
Builder | Wallsend on Tyne |
Launched | 4 June 1898 |
Fate | Sunk by U-53 on 27 June 1917 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 8,845 GRT |
Length | 500 ft (152 m) |
Beam | 57.4 ft (17 m) |
Draught | 33.9 ft (10 m) |
Capacity | 675 |
SS Ultonia was a British
History
SS Ultonia launched on 4 June 1898, measuring 500 feet (150 m) by 57.4 feet (17.5 m) by 33.9 feet (10.3 m), 8,845 gross tonnage with engines by Sir C. Furness, Westgarth & Co, Middlesbrough. Originally launched for cargo and cattle, it was fitted with third-class accommodation for 675 passengers in 1899, launching its first passenger voyage on 28 February from Liverpool to Queenstown to Boston.
Departing Boston on one of these voyages on 5 August 1899, the Ultonia hit a ledge just outside the main channel of
In 1902, it was refitted to accommodate 120 second-class passengers, and 2,100 third-class passengers, increasing its tonnage to 10,402 gross. In 1915, it was refitted to carry up to 2,000 horses.[2]
On 27 March 1917, Ultonia collided with the British
Sinking
During
See also
- List of the largest ships hit by U-boats in World War I
- List of shipwrecks in June 1917
- William Thomas Turner
References
- ^ "Ultonia Ledge, Thieves Ledge and the Dredging of Nantasket Roads".
- ISBN 0668036796.
- ^ "SS Don Benito (+1917)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ISBN 1904381081.