SS Glenartney (1911)

The SS Glenartney was a British cargo ship that was sunk on 18 March 1915 in the English Channel, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) south of the Royal Sovereign lightvessel, by a torpedo from SM UC-34. The ship was built by Charles Connell & Co. Ltd., Scotstoun, and owned by Gardiner James & Co. (Western SS Co. & Indian SS Co.), Glasgow, at the time of her loss.[1] She was en route from Bangkok to London with a cargo of rice and meal. Captain J. Craig and 38 of his crew were rescued and landed at Newhaven by a torpedo boat.[2] One member of the crew died.[3][4]

History
United Kingdom
Name: SS Glenartney
Owner: Gardiner James & Co. (Western SS Co. & Indian SS Co.), Glasgow
Port of registry: Glasgow, UK
Route: Bangkok to London
Builder: Charles Connell & Company, Scotstoun
Yard number: 340
Launched: 26 October 1911
Completed: 1911
Fate: Sunk by U-34 on 18 March 1915
General characteristics
Tonnage: 5,201 GRT
Length: 125 m (410 ft)
Beam: 15.91 m (52.2 ft)
Installed power: 1 x 3-cyl. triple expansion steam engine, single shaft, 1 screw

See also

References

  1. SS Glenartney (+1915). Wreck Site. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  2. "Glasgow steamer torpedoed", The Times, 19 March 1915, p. 8.
  3. Helgason, GuĂ°mundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Glenartney". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  4. Tennent, A.J. (2006). British Merchant Ships Sunk by U-boats in World War One. Penzance: Periscope Publishing. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-904381-36-5.

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