SS Ixion explained

-- commercial vessels --> Ship Name: Ixion Ship Namesake: Ixion Ship Owner: Nederlandsche Stoomvaart Maatschappij Ship Registry: Amsterdam, Netherlands Ship Builder: Scott Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ship Yard Number: 304 Ship Launched: 23 November 1892 Ship Completed: December 1892 Ship Fate: Burned and sank 1 October 1911 Ship Type: Cargo ship Ship Length: 108.1m (354.7feet) Ship Beam: 13m (43feet) Ship Depth: 8.1m (26.6feet) Ship Power: Triple expansion steam engine Ship Propulsion: Screw propeller Ship Speed: 11 knots Ship Crew: 47

SS Ixion was a Dutch cargo ship that caught fire and sank near the coast of the Netherlands East Indies in 1911.

Construction

Ixion was launched on 23 November 1892 and completed the following month at the Scott Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. shipyard in Greenock, United Kingdom.

The ship was 108.1m (354.7feet) long, with a beam of 13m (43feet) and a depth of 8.1m (26.6feet). The ship was assessed at . She had a triple expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated at 2285 indicated horsepower.

Sinking

On 1 October 1911, one of Ixion′s coal bunkers caught fire and sank the ship off the coast of the Netherlands East Indies. 24 of the 47 crew members died; the remaining 23 crew were rescued by the British steamer Good Hope.^[1] The ships namesake lives on with the Scottish made SS Ixion, which was launched out of a Liverpool port only 14 months after the original boat sank.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ixion . Wrecksite . 24 September 2015 . 1 October 2015.
2. Web site: Scottish Built Ships .