SS Ixion

SS Ixion was a Dutch cargo ship that caught fire and sank near the coast of the Netherlands East Indies in 1911.

History
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

Construction

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

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]

References
  1. "Ixion (1102068)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. "Ixion". Wrecksite. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

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