SS Denebola

This article is about a cargo steam ship of 1899–1918. For other uses, see Denebola (disambiguation).

SS Denebola was a 1,481 GRT cargo steam ship built by Neptun Werft of Rostock, Germany, in 1899 and powered by a triple-expansion steam engine of 133 nhp.^[1] She carried a crew of 21.^[1]

History
Name	Denebola
Owner	Everett & Newbigin
Builder	Neptun Werft AG
Laid down	1899
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk by UB-86, 17 August 1918
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,481 GRT
Length	73.1 metres (240 ft)[1]
Beam	11 metres (36 ft)[1]
Draft	5.2 metres (17 ft)[1]
Installed power	133 nhp
Propulsion	Triple-expansion steam engine

Ownership

• Holm & Molzen of Flensburg^[2]
• Everett & Newbegin of Newcastle-upon-Tyne^[1]

Incidents

On 30 October 1913, she collided with SS Kinneil 75 miles (121 km) west of the Scaw; Kinneil subsequently foundered.^[3]

Fate

Denebola was torpedoed by German submarine SM UB-86 on 17 August 1918 while en route from Swansea bound for Rouen.^[1] While passing 2 miles (3.2 km) N by W from Gurnard Head near St Ives, Cornwall she was struck by two torpedoes which hit near number two and three holds, causing her to sink rapidly.^[1] The crew took to a boat and a raft and were later picked up by a patrol vessel.^[1] The second engineer and one able seaman were lost.^[1][4]