SS Espagne (Anversois, 1909)
Espagne | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Belgium | |
| Name | Espagne |
| Namesake | Spain |
| Owner | Armement Adolf Deppe |
| Port of registry | Antwerp |
| Builder | Chantiers Navals Anversois SA |
| Yard number | 40 |
| Launched | 6 February 1909 |
| Completed | March 1909 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | sunk by torpedo, 25 December 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 1,463 GRT, 1,070 NRT |
| Length | 235.5 ft (71.8 m) |
| Beam | 36.1 ft (11.0 m) |
| Depth | 12.3 ft (3.7 m) |
| Decks | 1 |
| Installed power | 150 NHP |
| Propulsion |
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| Crew | 24 |
SS Espagne was a Belgian cargo ship that was torpedoed by the Imperial German Navy submarine SM UC-71 in the English Channel off St Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight, England, while she was travelling from Le Havre, France to Newport, Wales.