Centurion (SS)

Steamship in Ireland, dating from 1915

5,945-ton, 7-year-old steel-steamship of Liverpool, owned by Charente Shipping Co (Harrison). Built in 1908 by Connell, C. & Co Ltd. Measured L.121.61 x B.15.59 x D.8.12m. Powered by 3-cylinder triple expansion 481 Hp triple boiler screw engine. En route from Liverpool to Durban with a general cargo and a crew of 44 under captain G.N. Kearne. Torpedoed and sunk without warning by the German submarine U-20. Crew saved.

Type:
Steamship

Period:
1915

Coordinates:
51.56°N, 6.39°W

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