SS Cuxhaven (1882)

History
United Kingdom
Name	1882–1910: SS Cuxhaven 1910–1916: SS Torero
Operator	1882–1895: Yorkshire Coal and Steamship Company 1895–1905: Goole Steam Shipping Company 1905–1910: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 1910–1912: G. Sfilio, Cantania 1912–1916: Society Transport Internazionali Marittimi
Port of registry
Builder	William Thompson, Dundee
Yard number	40
Launched	6 May 1882
Fate	Sunk 1 November 1916
General characteristics
Tonnage	757 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	220 feet (67 m)
Beam	32 feet (9.8 m)
Depth	13.7 feet (4.2 m)

SS Cuxhaven was a cargo ship built for the Yorkshire Coal and Steamship Company in 1882.

History

The ship was built by William Thompson of Dundee, Scotland, for the Yorkshire Coal and Steamship Company and launched on 6 May 1882.

On 20 April 1886 she was in collision with the Manchester Wholesale Co-operative Society steamer Progress, which left a breach in the Cuxhaven′s stokehold. Cuxhaven was beached. She was salvaged by the Dundee Salvage Company early in May which required the removal of 300 tons of mud.

In 1895 Cuxhaven was acquired by the Goole Steam Shipping Company. In 1905 she was acquired by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. She was sold in 1910 to G. Sfilio, Cantania and renamed Torero. In 1912 she was sold to R. Randaffo, Catania and the firm became the Society Transport Internazionali Marittimi. During World War I, she was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea on 1 November 1916 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Cape Gallo, Sicily (38°30′N 13°28′E) by the Imperial German Navy submarine SM U-21. Her crew survived.