SS Maine
British ship sunk in 1917 near Dartmouth, Devon. Now a recreational dive site / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see USS Maine.
Maine was a British steamship launched in 1904 as Sierra Blanca for the Sierra Shipping Co. Ltd. She was sold to the Atlantic Transport Co. Ltd. in 1913 and renamed Maine. She was torpedoed and sunk in March 1917 by UC-17.
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The propeller from Maine at Kingsteignton, Devon. | |
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Port of registry | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
Launched | 19 November 1904 |
Completed | January 1904 |
Out of service | 23 March 1917 |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk |
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Type | Steamship |
Tonnage | 3,616 GRT, 2,338 NRT |
Length | 361 feet (110.03 m) |
Beam | 46 feet 2 inches (14.07 m) |
Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine |
Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
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