SS Aguila (1909)
British steamship sunk in 1915 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SS Aguila was a British merchant steamship that was built in Scotland in 1909. She was one of a small fleet of ships that Yeoward Brothers ran between Liverpool and the Canary Islands, importing fruit to Britain, and carrying passengers in both directions. A U-boat sank her in 1915.
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Name | Aguila |
Namesake | Spanish for eagle |
Owner | Aguila SS Co Ltd |
Operator | Yeoward Brothers |
Port of registry | Liverpool |
Route | Liverpool – Canary Islands |
Builder | Caledon S&E, Dundee |
Yard number | 209 |
Launched | 6 May 1909 |
Completed | July 1909 |
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Fate | sunk by shellfire and torpedo, 1915 |
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Type | passenger ship |
Tonnage | 2,114 GRT, 1,204 NRT |
Length | 275.4 ft (83.9 m) |
Beam | 38.0 ft (11.6 m) |
Depth | 17.0 ft (5.2 m) |
Decks | 2 |
Installed power | 278 NHP |
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Crew | 42 |
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This was the first of two Yeoward Brothers ships that were named Aguila. The second Aguila was launched in 1916, and sunk by a U-boat in 1941.[1]