SS City of Glasgow was a British passenger ship of 6,545 gross register tons (GRT) in operation between 1906 and 1918. She was torpedoed and sunk by SM UB-118 21 nautical miles (39 km) east of the Tuskar Rock in the Irish Sea on 1 September 1918 with the loss of 12 of her crew, while she was travelling from Liverpool, United Kingdom to Montreal, Canada in ballast.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | City of Glasgow |
| Owner | Ellerman City Line ltd. |
| Port of registry |  United Kingdom, Glasgow |
| Builder | Workman, Clark and Company |
| Yard number | 226 |
| Laid down | 1906 |
| Launched | 1906 |
| Completed | 1906 |
| Acquired | 1906 |
| Maiden voyage | 1906 |
| In service | 1906 |
| Out of service | 1 September 1918 |
| Identification | Official number: 121304 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk on 1 September 1918 |
| Notes |     HFQB |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger ship |
| Tonnage | 6,545 GRT |
| Length | 135 metres (442 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 16.3 metres (53 ft 6 in) |
| Depth | 9.2 metres (30 ft 2 in) |
| Installed power | 1 x quadruple expansion engines |
| Propulsion | One screw propeller |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Notes | Two masts & one funnel |
Construction
editCity of Glasgow was constructed for the Ellerman City Line at the Workman, Clark and Company shipyard in Glasgow, Scotland in 1906, and completed that same year. The ship was 135 metres (442 ft 11 in) long, had a beam of 16.3 metres (53 ft 6 in) and a depth of 9.2 metres (30 ft 2 in). She was assessed at 6,545 gross register tons (GRT) and had five boilers alongside a quadruple expansion engine producing 760 nhp, driving a single screw propeller. The ship could reach a maximum speed of 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) and had two masts and one funnel.[2]
Sinking
editCity of Glasgow departed Liverpool for Montreal in convoy OL32/OE21 on 31 August 1918 as an armed merchant ship. The following day, she was torpedoed amidships without warning and sunk by SM UB-118 21 nautical miles (39 km) east of the Tuskar Rock in the Irish Sea after breaking in two. Twelve crewmembers were lost in the sinking, while the survivors were rescued by the destroyer USS Beale, which also took pictures of the foundering ship.[3]
Wreck
editThe wreck of City of Glasgow is believed to lay at (52°17′N 5°38′W / 52.283°N 5.633°W) in 96 metres (315 ft) of water. A wreck, with its bow broken off, was discovered at the location, but was positively identified as SS Mesaba (A cargo ship that was traveling in the same convoy as City of Glasgow and was sunk near the location of City of Glasgow by the same U-boat on the same day.) by a team from the University of Bangor in September 2022 by the use of sonar.[4]
References
edit- ^ "City Of Glasgow". Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "SS City of Glasgow (+1918)". wrecksite.eu. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "City of Glasgow (1906)". maritimequest.com. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "The Ship That Tried to Warn the Titanic Has Been Found". smithsonianmag.com. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2024.