The ship was built by Swan Hunter and launched on 1 May 1886. She arrived for service in Grimsby on 9 June 1886.[2] She was built for the passenger a freight trade between Grimsby and Hamburg. She was the second of an order of two ships from Swan Hunter, the other being Warrington. She was named after the town where the chairman of the company, Sir Edward Watkin, 1st Baronet resided.
In 1897 she was acquired by the Great Central Railway. She was sold in 1909 to the Progress Company of West Hartlepool. In 1910 they sold her to S Atychides & Th B Vahratoglu of Istanbul and she was renamed Uhuvet and then in 1911 renamed Selâmet. In 1912 she was sold to the Cie Perso-Ottomane de Nav a Vapeur in Bandar Abbas and renamed Ispahan. A new owner in 1914, Levazim Isleri Dairesi in Constantinople, renamed her Isfahan. She was requisitioned by the government of the Ottoman Empire on 3 November 1914 and sank on 15 August 1915 after being torpedoed by HMS E11. The Ottoman Navy refloated her on 17 October 1915, and she was beached. She was sold for breaking in 1919.[3]
References
^Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
^"New Steamer for Grimsby". Hull Daily Mail. England. 10 June 1886. Retrieved 10 November 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"Northenden". Tyne Built Ships. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
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northenden, 1886, northenden, passenger, cargo, vessel, built, manchester, sheffield, lincolnshire, railway, 1886, historyname1886, 1910, northenden, 1910, 1911, uhuvet, 1911, 1912, selâmet, 1912, 1914, ispahan, 1914, 1919, isfahanoperator1886, 1897, mancheste. SS Northenden was a passenger and cargo vessel built for the Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1886 1 HistoryName1886 1910 SS Northenden 1910 1911 SS Uhuvet 1911 1912 SS Selamet 1912 1914 SS Ispahan 1914 1919 SS IsfahanOperator1886 1897 Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway 1897 1909 Great Central Railway 1909 1910 Progress Company of West Hartlepool 1910 1912 S Atychides and Th B Vahratoglu Istanbul 1912 1914 Cie Perso Ottomane de Nav a Vapeur Bandar Abbas 1914 Levazim Isleri Dairesi Turkey 1914 1919 Government of TurkeyPort of registryBuilderSwan HunterYard number97Launched1 May 1886Out of service1919FateScrapped 1919General characteristicsTonnage840 gross register tons GRT Length230 feet 70 m Beam30 1 feet 9 2 m Depth14 6 feet 4 5 m History EditThe ship was built by Swan Hunter and launched on 1 May 1886 She arrived for service in Grimsby on 9 June 1886 2 She was built for the passenger a freight trade between Grimsby and Hamburg She was the second of an order of two ships from Swan Hunter the other being Warrington She was named after the town where the chairman of the company Sir Edward Watkin 1st Baronet resided In 1897 she was acquired by the Great Central Railway She was sold in 1909 to the Progress Company of West Hartlepool In 1910 they sold her to S Atychides amp Th B Vahratoglu of Istanbul and she was renamed Uhuvet and then in 1911 renamed Selamet In 1912 she was sold to the Cie Perso Ottomane de Nav a Vapeur in Bandar Abbas and renamed Ispahan A new owner in 1914 Levazim Isleri Dairesi in Constantinople renamed her Isfahan She was requisitioned by the government of the Ottoman Empire on 3 November 1914 and sank on 15 August 1915 after being torpedoed by HMS E11 The Ottoman Navy refloated her on 17 October 1915 and she was beached She was sold for breaking in 1919 3 References Edit Duckworth Christian Leslie Dyce Langmuir Graham Easton 1968 Railway and other Steamers Prescot Lancashire T Stephenson and Sons New Steamer for Grimsby Hull Daily Mail England 10 June 1886 Retrieved 10 November 2015 via British Newspaper Archive Northenden Tyne Built Ships Retrieved 10 November 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Northenden 1886 amp oldid 1095081009, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
