SS Humber

20th century passenger and freight vessel

History
Name| 1903–1912: SS Humber
Operator|

* 1903–1905: Goole Steam Shipping Company
* 1906–1912: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway

Port of registry|
Builder| A MacMillan and Company, Dumbarton
Yard number| 391
Launched| 26 August 1903
Fate| Sunk 12 February 1912
General characteristics
Tonnage| 1,023 gross register tons (GRT)
Length| 240 feet (73 m)
Beam| 33 feet (10 m)
Draught| 15.7 feet (4.8 m)

SS Humber was a passenger and freight vessel built for the Goole Steam Shipping Company in 1903.[1]

## History

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She was built in 1903 by A MacMillan in Dumbarton as one of a trio of ships which included SS Nidd and SS Colne. She was launched on 26 August 1903.[2] In 1905 she came under the ownership of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.

On 9 June 1910 she was in collision with the German steamer Modena, owned by Robert M Sloman Jr. The Modena sank within 9 minutes, and the crew of the Humber managed to save all but two of the thirty crew members. For their actions, the German Emperor presented Captain Prentice with a gold watch, Chief Officer Sherwood with a pair of binoculars, and Seaman Bennett with £5.[3]

She sank in the mouth of the River Elbe on 12 February 1912 during a voyage from Goole to Hamburg after a collision in fog with the German vessel Answald.[4] The Answald had hit the Humber amidships, making a hole 20 feet (6.1 m) long. The crew of the Humber were rescued by the Answald which had only suffered damage to her bows.

## References

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1. ^ Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
2. ^ "New Goole Steamer". Hull Daily Mail. England. 28 August 1903. Retrieved 24 October 2015 - via British Newspaper Archive.
3. ^ "For Bravery at Sea. German Emperor's Presents for Goole Sailors". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 10 February 1910. Retrieved 24 October 2015 - via British Newspaper Archive.
4. ^ "Fog catastrophe at Elbe's mouth". Hull Daily Mail. England. 17 February 1912. Retrieved 24 October 2015 - via British Newspaper Archive.

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