SS Ixion
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| Name |  Ixion |
| Namesake | Ixion |
| Owner | Nederlandsche Stoomvaart Maatschappij |
| Port of registry | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Builder | Scott Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. |
| Yard number | 304 |
| Launched | 23 November 1892 |
| Completed | December 1892 |
| Fate | Burned and sank 1 October 1911 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 3,489 GRT |
| Length | 108.1 metres (354 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 13 metres (42 ft 8 in) |
| Depth | 8.1 metres (26 ft 7 in) |
| Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine |
| Propulsion | Screw propeller |
| Speed | 11 knots |
| 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
[edit]Ixion was launched on 23 November 1892 and completed the following month at the Scott Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. shipyard in Greenock, United Kingdom.[1]
The ship was 108.1 metres (354 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 13 metres (42 ft 8 in) and a depth of 8.1 metres (26 ft 7 in). The ship was assessed at 3,489 GRT. She had a triple expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated at 2285 indicated horsepower.[2]
Sinking
[edit]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.[2] 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.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ixion (1102068)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Ixion". Wrecksite. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Scottish Built Ships".
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