SS Hebble explained

SS Hebble was a freight vessel built for the Goole Steam Shipping Company Limited in 1891.[1]

History

Hebble was built by William Dobson and Company in Walker Yard for the Goole Steam Shipping Company Limited and launched on 7 July 1891.

Hebble was obtained by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1905.

On 12 August 1908, Hebble was damaged in a collision with the Yarmouth steamer Armourer in the Humber estuary.[2]

Hebble was requisitioned by the Admiralty in the World War I. She struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 1.5nmi east of Roker, County Durham (54.9167°N -19°W), England, with the loss of five of her crew.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Duckworth . Christian Leslie Dyce . Langmuir . Graham Easton . 1968 . Railway and other Steamers . English . Prescot, Lancashire . T. Stephenson and Sons .
  2. News: . Humber Collision . Nottingham Evening Post . England . 12 August 1908 . 24 October 2015. . subscription.
  3. Web site: Hebble . Uboat.net . 15 December 2012.