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On This Day: 18th December |
Notable events involving Clydebuilt ships 18th December:
Sunk Today 1891: ss Abyssinia
built by J & G Thomson Govan,
Yard No 110
Last Name: ABYSSINIA
Port of Registry: Liverpool
Propulsion: Steam compound exp
Launched: Thursday, 03 March 1870
Built: 1870
Ship Type: Passenger Vessel
Tonnage: 3376
Length: 363 feet
Breadth: 42 feet
Owner History:
British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet
Status: Sunk - 18/12/1891
Remarks: The company became Cunard. Destroyed at sea by fire. All the passengers and crew were rescued by the German liner SPREE.
Previously updated by Paul Strathdee
Last updated: by Bruce Biddulph from the original records by Stuart Cameron
Sunk Today 1916: ss OPAL
built by Scotts Bowling,
Yard No 100
Propulsion: steam, triple expansion
Built: 1894
Ship Type: Coaster
Tonnage: 599 grt
Length: 180 feet
Breadth: 29.1 feet
Draught: 10.6 feet
Owner History:
William Robertson & Co Glasgow
Status: Sunk - 18/12/1916
Remarks: Struck a mine and sank off the Isle of Man. Her captain and 11 of her crew were killed.
Last updated: by Bruce Biddulph from the original records by Stuart Cameron
Sunk Today 1940: NAPIERSTAR
built by Lithgows Port Glasgow,
Yard No 786 Engines by Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Co. Ltd, Newcastle,
Last Name: NAPIER STAR
Previous Names: Launched as RALEIGHSTAR
Port of Registry: London
Propulsion: Propulsion: 4 steam turbines single reduction geared to twin shafts
Launched: Thursday, 05 August 1926
Built: 1927
Ship Type: Cargo Vessel
Tonnage: 10600 grt
Length: 476 feet
Breadth: 67 feet
Owner History:
Blue Star Line Ltd London
Status: Sunk - 18/12/1940
Remarks: Given 2 word name.War loss
torp by U100 Iceland
Previous update by Paul Strathdee
ON: 14978
As lengthened: Gross : 10116 Net : 6187 Dimensions: 513.3 x 67.3 x 36.6 feet
Collided: 18/8/1935 while enroute Glasgow to Liverpool, head on with the Laurentic of White Star Line, some 40 miles out from the Mersey Bar lightship. After off
loading into the Fresno Star at Liverpool, she proceeded to the Tyne for permanent repairs.
Lengthened: 1935 by 24ft and fitted with a Maierform bow. The wells fore & aft were plated over and a topgallant focsle added.
Torpedoed: 18/12/1940 and sunk by the German submarine U
100, south of Iceland in a position 58.58N 23.13W [9] . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Zealand with 8,200 tons of general cargo. Of her crew of 82 and 17 passengers, only 15 survived, including the three women passengers
Previous update by Stuart Cameron
Last updated: by Bruce Biddulph from the original records by Stuart Cameron
Torpedoed & Sunk Today 1942: HMS PARTRIDGE
built by Fairfield Govan,
Yard No 683
Propulsion: steam, turbine, 40,000 shp, 34 knots
Built: 1942
Ship Type: Destroyer
Tonnage: 1540 tons
Length: 345 feet
Breadth: 35 feet
Draught: 9 feet
Owner History:
Royal Navy
Status: Torpedoed & Sunk - 18/12/1942
Remarks: Sunk by U
boat in the Western Mediterranean. Three officers and 35 ratings killed.
Last updated: by Bruce Biddulph from the original records by Stuart Cameron
Sunk Today 1983:
 SEAFORTH JARL
built by Ferguson Shipbuilders Port Glasgow,
Last Name: SEAFORTH JARL
Port of Registry: Aberdeen
Propulsion: Diesel
Launched: Friday, 28 March 1975
Built: 1975
Ship Type: Offshore Supply Vessel
Owner History:
Seaforth Maritime Ltd Aberdeen
Status: Sunk - 18/12/1983
Remarks: Sank off Newfoundland after her cargo of anchor chains shifted in bad weather on 18/12/1983, 46.17N 58.47W.Thanks to George Robinson.
Photo supplied by Paul Strathdee
Previous update by Stuart Cameron
Previous update by Paul Strathdee
Last updated: by Paul Strathdee from the original records by Stuart Cameron
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