Name 1892-1915SS Don Out of service 8 May 1915 Launched 11 July 1892 Draft 4.79 m | Yard number 54 Fate Sunk by SM U-9 Length 69 m Beam 10 m | |
Operator 1892-1905Goole Steam Shipping Company Limited1905-1915Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Builder William Dobson and Company, Walker Yard | ||
SS Don was a freight vessel built for the Goole Steam Shipping Company Limited in 1892.
History
She was built by William Dobson and Company in Walker Yard for the Goole Steam Shipping Company Limited and launched on 11 July 1892.
She was obtained by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1905.
During World War I, Don was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of Coquet Island by the Imperial German Navy submarine SM U-9 on 8 May 1915. Her crew survived.
References
SS Don (1892) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA