Name SS Hebble Fate Sunk 6 May 1917 Length 69 m | Yard number 47 Launched 24 August 1891 Draft 4.72 m | |
Operator 1891-1905Goole Steam Shipping Company Limited
1905-1917Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Builder William Dobson and Company, Walker Yard Tonnage 904 gross register tons (GRT) | ||
SS Hebble was a freight vessel built for the Goole Steam Shipping Company Limited in 1891.
History
Hebble was built by William Dobson and Company in Walker Yard for the Goole Steam Shipping Company Limited and launched on 24 August 1891.
Hebble was obtained by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1905.
On 12 August 1908, Hebble was damaged in a collision with the Yarmouth steamer Armourer in the River Humber.
Hebble was requisitioned by the Admiralty in the World War I and struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) east of Roker, County Durham (54°55′N 1°18′W), England, with the loss of five of her crew.
References
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