She was built in 1903 by the Cylde Shipbuilding Company Port Glasgow as one of a trio of ships which included SS Nidd and SS Humber. She was launched on 25 July 1903.
She sank on 11 March 1906 when her cargo of coal shifted in a storm. Fifteen horses penned between the decks were drowned. Twelve of the crew were drowned, and seven were rescued from a lifeboat by the crew of the Ramsgate fishing vessel Uncle Dick.[2]
Referencesedit
^Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
^"British Steamer Sunk. Twelve lives lost, Captain's Graphic Story". Gloucester Citizen. England. 14 March 1906. Retrieved 24 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
January 01, 1970
colne, freight, vessel, built, goole, steam, shipping, company, 1903, history, name, 1903, 1906, operator1903, 1905, goole, steam, shipping, company, 1905, 1906, lancashire, yorkshire, railway, port, registry, builderclyde, shipbuilding, company, port, glasgow. SS Colne was a freight vessel built for the Goole Steam Shipping Company in 1903 1 History NameSS Colne 1903 1906 Operator1903 1905 Goole Steam Shipping Company 1905 1906 Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Port of registry BuilderClyde Shipbuilding Company Port Glasgow Yard number256 Launched25 July 1903 Out of service11 March 1906 FateSunk 11 March 1906 General characteristics Tonnage875 gross register tons GRT Length234 6 feet 71 5 m Beam31 6 feet 9 6 m History editShe was built in 1903 by the Cylde Shipbuilding Company Port Glasgow as one of a trio of ships which included SS Nidd and SS Humber She was launched on 25 July 1903 In 1905 she came under the ownership of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway She sank on 11 March 1906 when her cargo of coal shifted in a storm Fifteen horses penned between the decks were drowned Twelve of the crew were drowned and seven were rescued from a lifeboat by the crew of the Ramsgate fishing vessel Uncle Dick 2 References edit Duckworth Christian Leslie Dyce Langmuir Graham Easton 1968 Railway and other Steamers Prescot Lancashire T Stephenson and Sons British Steamer Sunk Twelve lives lost Captain s Graphic Story Gloucester Citizen England 14 March 1906 Retrieved 24 October 2015 via British Newspaper Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Colne amp oldid 1219308364, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
