Name: | OSMANIEH |
Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 09/05/1906 |
Completed: | 08/1906 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Wallsend |
Yard Number: | 761 |
Dimensions: | 4041grt, 1657nrt, 360.2 x 45.2 x 16.2ft |
Engines: | 2 x T4cyl (27, 44 & 50, 50 x 42ins), 1300nhp |
Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 17.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 123690 |
History: | |
08/1906 | Khedivial Mail Steamship & Graving Dock Co Ltd, London |
05/1916 | Admiralty |
31/12/1917 | Sank |
Comments: | Accommodation for 144 x 1st Class & 76 x 2nd Class passengers |
05/1916: Requisitioned by The Admiralty as a fleet messenger | |
31/12/1917: Mined & sunk at the entrance to Alexandria | |
Mine laid previous day by U-Boat UC34. 199 people died. |
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Jarrow Express, Friday, 11/05/1906