SS Colchester
 SS Colchester by A. J. Jansen
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | 1886–1919: TSS Colchester |
| Operator | 1886–1916: Great Eastern Railway |
| Route | 1886–1916: Harwich to Rotterdam and Antwerp |
| Builder | Earle's Shipbuilding, Hull |
| Launched | 16 October 1888 |
| Out of service | 1919 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,160 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 280.8 feet (85.6 m) |
| Beam | 31 feet (9.4 m) |
| Depth | 15.2 feet (4.6 m) |
| Speed | 14.5 knots |
TSS Colchester was a passenger vessel built for the Great Eastern Railway in 1888.[1]
History
[edit]The ship was built by Earle's Shipbuilding in Hull for the Great Eastern Railway and launched on 16 October 1888.[2] She was launched by the Mayoress of Colchester (Miss Paxman). She was placed on the Harwich to Hook of Holland route.[3]
Was operating to neutral Holland when captured by Germany on 21 September 1916.[4] Captain Bennett and his crew of 29 were interned at Ruhleben.[5] The Colchester was damaged in an attack on Zeebrugge on 17 February 1917.[6]
She grounded at Kiel in 1918 and was scrapped in 1919.
References
[edit]- ^ Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
- ^ "Launch of "The Colchester" at Hull. Christening by Miss Paxman". Essex Standard. England. 20 October 1880. Retrieved 30 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Haws, Duncan (1993). Merchant Fleets – Britain's Railway Steamers – Eastern and North Western Companies + Zeeland and Stena. Hereford: TCL Publications. ISBN 0-946378-22-3.
- ^ "A Berlin telegram states…". Essex Newsman. England. 30 September 1916. Retrieved 30 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Crew of the Colchester in Captivity". Birmingham Daily Post. England. 4 October 1916. Retrieved 30 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Zebrugge Attach". Sunday Mirror. England. 18 February 1917. Retrieved 30 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.