SS
Radaas
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SS Radaas
History
Name
Marstonmoor
(1890–1902)
Athos Romanos
(1902–1916)
Radaas
(1916–1917)
Owner
(1890–1902)
Vagliano A.S. (1902–1916)
Schach Steenberg & Co. (1916–1917)
Builder
J. Readhead & Sons,
Yard number
264
Launched
17 September 1890
Completed
December 1890
Fate
Torpedoed and sunk on 21 September
1917
General characteristics
Type
Cargo ship
Tonnage
2,524
Length
290 ft (88 m)
Beam
40 ft (12 m)
Depth
20 ft (6.1 m)
Installed
power
234 nhp
Propulsion
Triple expansion engine
SS
Radaas
was a 2,524-ton cargo steamship. She was built by and
in 1890 as
Marstonmoor
for
. She was sold to a
Greek company in 1902 and renamed
Athos Romanos
, before being sold to
Danish interests during the
and renamed
Radaas
. She was
sunk by the German submarine
under the command of
Oberleutnant
on 21 September 1917.
She was 18 miles west of
en route from Tyne to
when the torpedo struck her in the
port side.
The wreck lies on a sandy bed at a depth of 30 metres
(98 ft) at
.
References
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]
Suzanne Hall; McDonald, Kendall (1996).
Dive South Devon (Diver Guides)
.
Underwater World Publications. p. 38.
.
Helgason, Guðmundur.
.
German and
Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net
. Retrieved
14 September
2008
.
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