Name SS Dresden Out of service 1925 Launched 5 June 1884 | Yard number 59 Fate Scrapped Length 70 m | |
Operator 1884-1895Yorkshire Coal and Steamship Company
1895-1904Goole Steam Shipping Company
1904-1916West Hartlepool Steam Navigation Company
1916-1925Mann Macneal and Company Limited, Glasgow Builder William Thompson, Dundee | ||
SS Dresden was a freight vessel built for the Yorkshire Coal and Steamship Company in 1877.
History
The ship was built by William Thompson of Dundee for the Yorkshire Coal and Steamship Company and launched on 13 February 1877. She was launched by Miss Meek, eldest daughter of Alexander Meek of Glenville, Brough,
In 1895 she was acquired by the Goole Steam Shipping Company. In 1904 she was acquired by the West Hartlepool Steam Navigation Company. In 1916 she was sold to Mann Macneal and Company Limited, Glasgow who kept her until 1925 when she was scrapped.
References
SS Dresden (1884) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA