SS Georgia (1908)
Oil tanker lost at Haisborough Sands off the coast of Norfolk, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships, see Georgia (disambiguation) § Ships).
SS Georgia was an oil tanker that was built in the United States in 1908 as Texas and spent most of her career in the United States Merchant Marine. In 1917 she was renamed Georgia. In 1927 she was transferred to Dutch ownership, and shortly thereafter ran aground and was lost on Haisborough Sands off the coast of Norfolk, England.
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Profile of SS Georgia | |
History | |
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Owner |
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Port of registry |
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Builder | |
Yard number | 82 |
Launched | 24 April 1908 |
Maiden voyage | 18 July 1908 |
Identification |
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Fate | grounded 20–21 November 1927 |
General characteristics | |
Type | oil tanker |
Tonnage | |
Length | 389.4 ft (118.7 m) |
Beam | 52.1 ft (15.9 m) |
Depth | 29.1 ft (8.9 m) |
Decks | 1 |
Installed power | 391 NHP |
Propulsion |
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Crew | 31 (when lost) |
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