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Apapa (1915) |
Builder: |
Harland & Wolff Ltd. Govan, Scotland |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1915 |
Launched: |
September 30, 1914 |
Type: |
Passenger |
Completed: |
March 4, 1915 |
Fate: |
Sunk Nov. 28, 1917 by SMS U-96 (torpedo). Location: Irish Sea, 3.5mi N of Llanbadrig, Anglessey Island, Wales. (53.27N - 04.24W) 40 passengers and 37 crewmen killed, 172 survivors picked up by local vessels or landed on shore in lifeboats. (Roll of Honour) |
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Owner |
African Steamship Company (Elder, Dempster & Co. Ltd.) London, England |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Length: |
425' 7" (129.7m) |
Engines: |
2 quadruple expansion |
Beam: |
57' 3" (17.5m) |
Boilers: |
N/A |
Draft: |
31' 3" (9.5m) (depth) |
Shafts: |
2 |
Gross Tons: |
7,832 |
HP: |
516 (NHP) |
DWT: |
N/A |
Speed: |
14 knots |
Crew: |
N/A |
Funnels: |
1 |
Passengers: |
400 |
Masts: |
2 |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Nov. 28, 2010 |