Difference between revisions of "SS Invicta"
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| + | | shipname = SS Invicta | ||
| + | | shipowner = South Eastern & Chatham Railway Co,'s Management Committee, London | ||
| + | | shipbuilder = William Denny & Bros, Dumbarton | ||
| + | | shipyardnumber = 752 | ||
| + | | shiplaunched = 19 Apr 1905 | ||
| + | | shipcompleted = 1905 | ||
| + | | shipinservice = 1905 | ||
| + | | shipoutofservice = 1932 | ||
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| + | | shipfate = broken up | ||
| + | | shiptype = Channel ferry | ||
| + | | shiptonnage = 2,118 tons | ||
| + | | shiplength = 311.2 ft (94.85m) | ||
| + | | shipbeam = 40.1 ft (12.22m) | ||
| + | | shipdepth = 15.8 ft (4.82m) | ||
| + | | shippropulsion = triple screw | ||
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| − | + | ==Remarks== | |
| − | + | Built for the South Eastern & Chatham Railway. Used to ferry new units and reinforcements from Folkestone to France. | |
| − | ' | + | Sold in 1923 to the Soc. Anon de Gerance et d'Armement, Calais (S.A.G.A.). In late 1932 she was broken up at Dunkerque. |
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| − | + | ==Soldiers carried== | |
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| − | + | ===Folkestone to France 4 February 1917=== | |
| − | + | * † [[Ernest William Serls]] | |
| − | + | ===Folkestone to France 8 February 1917=== | |
| − | + | * [[Arthur James Allen]] | |
| − | + | ===Folkstone to France 12 February 1917=== | |
| − | + | * [[John Esperance Blair]] | |
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| + | ===Folkestone to France 28 February 1917=== | ||
| + | * [[George Henry Aspinall]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:15, 2 October 2023
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 courtesy Scottish Built Ships | |
| History | |
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| Name | SS Invicta |
| Owner | South Eastern & Chatham Railway Co,'s Management Committee, London |
| Builder | William Denny & Bros, Dumbarton |
| Yard number | 752 |
| Launched | 19 Apr 1905 |
| Completed | 1905 |
| In service | 1905 |
| Out of service | 1932 |
| Fate | broken up |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Channel ferry |
| Tonnage | 2,118 tons |
| Length | 311.2 ft (94.85m) |
| Beam | 40.1 ft (12.22m) |
| Depth | 15.8 ft (4.82m) |
| Propulsion | triple screw |
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Remarks
Built for the South Eastern & Chatham Railway. Used to ferry new units and reinforcements from Folkestone to France.
Sold in 1923 to the Soc. Anon de Gerance et d'Armement, Calais (S.A.G.A.). In late 1932 she was broken up at Dunkerque.