Fate Sunk 1917 Launched 1905 | Type Steamship Tonnage 3.266 million kg | |
Installed power Triple expansion steam engine | ||
The story of the uss maine
SS Maine was a British steamship launched in 1905 as a 3600-ton cargo steamer with a triple-expansion engine. She was torpedoed and sunk on 21 November 1917 by UC-17, about 10 miles (16 km) off Dartmouth. She sank "gracefully, upright and on an even keel" and sits on shingle 36 metres (118 ft) at 50°12.750′N 3°50.955′W.
The Torbay British Sub-Aqua Club bought the wreck for £100 in 1962 and salvaged the bronze propeller, selling it for £800.
References
SS Maine Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA