SS Ixion
SS Ixion was a Dutch cargo ship that caught fire and sank near the coast of the Netherlands East Indies in 1911.
History | |
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Name: |
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Namesake: | Ixion |
Owner: | Nederlandsche Stoomvaart Maatschappij |
Port of registry: |
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Builder: | Scott Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. |
Yard number: | 304 |
Completed: | 1893 |
Maiden voyage: | 1893 |
In service: | 1893 |
Fate: | Burned and sank 1 October 1911 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | cargo ship |
Tonnage: | 3,489 GRT |
Length: | 108.1 metres (354 ft 8 in) |
Beam: | 13 metres (42 ft 8 in) |
Depth: | 8.1 metres (26 ft 7 in) |
Installed power: | Triple expansion steam engine |
Propulsion: | Screw propeller |
Speed: | 11 knots |
Crew: | 47 |
Construction
Ixion was constructed in 1893 at the Scott Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. shipyard in Greenock, United Kingdom. She was completed in 1893 and served from 1893 until her sinking in 1911.
The ship was 108.1 metres (354 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 13 metres (42 ft 8 in) and a depth of 8.1 metres (26 ft 7 in). The ship was assessed at 3,489 GRT. She had a triple expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated at 2285 indicated horsepower.
Sinking
On 1 October 1911, one of Ixion′s coal bunkers caught fire and sank the ship off the coast of the Netherlands East Indies. 24 of the 47 crew members died; the remaining 23 crew were rescued by the British steamer Good Hope.[1]
References
- "Ixion". Wrecksite. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.