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| − | | caption2 = | + | | caption2 = ''Bremen'' left, and ''Main'' right burn at their docks on 30 Jun 1900. Over 300 lives lost, and several piers were destroyed along with shipping. |
| − | + | | shipname = SS Main | |
| − | | | + | | shipowner = North German Lloyd. |
| − | + | | shipbuilder = Blohm & Voss, Hamburg | |
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| − | + | | shiplaunched = 10 Feb 1900 | |
| − | | | + | | shipcompleted = 22 Apr 1900 |
| − | + | | shipinservice = 1900 | |
| − | | | + | | shipoutofservice = 1921 |
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| − | + | | shipfate = scrapped 1925 | |
| − | | | + | | shiptype = Ocean Liner |
| − | | | + | | shiptonnage = 10,058 tons |
| − | + | | shiplength = 158.50 m (520 ft 0 in) | |
| − | | | + | | shipbeam = 17.70 m (58 ft 1 in) |
| − | + | | shipdepth = draft 28 ft (8.5 m) | |
| − | + | | shippropulsion = twin screw | |
| − | | | + | | shipspeed = 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h) |
| − | | | + | | shipcapacity = 139 x 1st, 125 x 2nd, 2,500 steerage |
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | Almost destroyed in a fire in the US Hobken Docks soon after her launch, she was refloated, refitted and | + | Almost destroyed in a fire in the US Hobken Docks on 30 Jun 1900 soon after her launch, she was refloated, refitted and entered service on 15 Oct 1901. |
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| − | On 30 Jun 1921 she was transferred to the French Government and laid up prior to her being scrapped in 1925. | + | Worked the Bremen to US routes until 1914 with the last voyage of ''Main'' from Bremen to Baltimore in June 1914. Seized by the Allied forces in Antwerp, but in October she was returned to Germany. Following the war, on 21 May 1919 she was awarded to the British Shipping Controller, and used to repatriate troops. On 30 Jun 1921 she was transferred to the French Government and laid up prior to her being scrapped in 1925. |
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ==England to Fremantle 23 July - 27 September 1919== | + | ===England to Fremantle 23 July - 27 September 1919=== |
| + | Sailed on 29 Jul 1919. | ||
*[[Cecil James Clark]] | *[[Cecil James Clark]] | ||
*[[John Humphrey Coyle]] | *[[John Humphrey Coyle]] | ||
| + | *[[Harold Empsall]] | ||
| + | *[[Albert John Harris]] | ||
*[[Clarence William Hammond]] | *[[Clarence William Hammond]] | ||
*[[Charles Edward Parkin]] | *[[Charles Edward Parkin]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:21, 28 September 2023
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 Bremen left, and Main right burn at their docks on 30 Jun 1900. Over 300 lives lost, and several piers were destroyed along with shipping. | |
| History | |
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| Name | SS Main |
| Owner | North German Lloyd. |
| Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Launched | 10 Feb 1900 |
| Completed | 22 Apr 1900 |
| In service | 1900 |
| Out of service | 1921 |
| Fate | scrapped 1925 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ocean Liner |
| Tonnage | 10,058 tons |
| Length | 158.50 m (520 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 17.70 m (58 ft 1 in) |
| Depth | draft 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h) |
| Capacity | 139 x 1st, 125 x 2nd, 2,500 steerage |
Remarks
Almost destroyed in a fire in the US Hobken Docks on 30 Jun 1900 soon after her launch, she was refloated, refitted and entered service on 15 Oct 1901.
Worked the Bremen to US routes until 1914 with the last voyage of Main from Bremen to Baltimore in June 1914. Seized by the Allied forces in Antwerp, but in October she was returned to Germany. Following the war, on 21 May 1919 she was awarded to the British Shipping Controller, and used to repatriate troops. On 30 Jun 1921 she was transferred to the French Government and laid up prior to her being scrapped in 1925.
Soldiers carried
England to Fremantle 23 July - 27 September 1919
Sailed on 29 Jul 1919.