She was built in 1903 by A MacMillan in Dumbarton as one of a trio of ships which included SS Nidd and SS Colne. She was launched on 26 August 1903.[2] In 1905 she came under the ownership of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
On 9 June 1910 she was in collision with the German steamer Modena, owned by Robert M Sloman Jr. The Modena sank within 9 minutes, and the crew of the Humber managed to save all but two of the thirty crew members. For their actions, the German Emperor presented Captain Prentice with a gold watch, Chief Officer Sherwood with a pair of binoculars, and Seaman Bennett with £5. .[3]
She sank in the mouth of the River Elbe on 12 February 1912 during a voyage from Goole to Hamburg after a collision in fog with the German vessel Answald.[4] The Answald had hit the Humber amidships, making a hole 20 feet (6.1 m) long. The crew of the Humber were rescued by the Answald which had only suffered damage to her bows.
Referencesedit
^Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
^"New Goole Steamer". Hull Daily Mail. England. 28 August 1903. Retrieved 24 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"For Bravery at Sea. German Emperor's Presents for Goole Sailors". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 10 February 1910. Retrieved 24 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"Fog catastrophe at Elbe's mouth". Hull Daily Mail. England. 17 February 1912. Retrieved 24 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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humber, passenger, freight, vessel, built, goole, steam, shipping, company, 1903, historyname1903, 1912, operator1903, 1905, goole, steam, shipping, company, 1906, 1912, lancashire, yorkshire, railwayport, registrybuildera, macmillan, company, dumbartonyard, n. SS Humber was a passenger and freight vessel built for the Goole Steam Shipping Company in 1903 1 HistoryName1903 1912 SS HumberOperator1903 1905 Goole Steam Shipping Company 1906 1912 Lancashire and Yorkshire RailwayPort of registryBuilderA MacMillan and Company DumbartonYard number391Launched26 August 1903FateSunk 12 February 1912General characteristicsTonnage1 023 gross register tons GRT Length240 feet 73 m Beam33 feet 10 m Draught15 7 feet 4 8 m History editShe was built in 1903 by A MacMillan in Dumbarton as one of a trio of ships which included SS Nidd and SS Colne She was launched on 26 August 1903 2 In 1905 she came under the ownership of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway On 9 June 1910 she was in collision with the German steamer Modena owned by Robert M Sloman Jr The Modena sank within 9 minutes and the crew of the Humber managed to save all but two of the thirty crew members For their actions the German Emperor presented Captain Prentice with a gold watch Chief Officer Sherwood with a pair of binoculars and Seaman Bennett with 5 3 She sank in the mouth of the River Elbe on 12 February 1912 during a voyage from Goole to Hamburg after a collision in fog with the German vessel Answald 4 The Answald had hit the Humber amidships making a hole 20 feet 6 1 m long The crew of the Humber were rescued by the Answald which had only suffered damage to her bows References edit Duckworth Christian Leslie Dyce Langmuir Graham Easton 1968 Railway and other Steamers Prescot Lancashire T Stephenson and Sons New Goole Steamer Hull Daily Mail England 28 August 1903 Retrieved 24 October 2015 via British Newspaper Archive For Bravery at Sea German Emperor s Presents for Goole Sailors Sheffield Daily Telegraph England 10 February 1910 Retrieved 24 October 2015 via British Newspaper Archive Fog catastrophe at Elbe s mouth Hull Daily Mail England 17 February 1912 Retrieved 24 October 2015 via British Newspaper Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Humber amp oldid 1134275399, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
