Calchas (SS)

Merchant Vessel in Ireland, dating from 1917

The Calchas was a 6,748-ton steamship owned by the Liverpool-based Ocean Steam Ship Co. (Alfred Holt Group). It was built by Scott & Co. Ltd. Of Greenock, Scotland, in 1899 at a cost of £83,983. The vessel had a single screw, was powered by a three-cylinder, triple-expansion engine and was armed with one 4.7-inch, stern-mounted gun. At the time of its loss the Calchas was under charter to the Cunard Line, bringing vital food supplies and 10,000 tons of munitions from New York to Liverpool for th

Type:
Merchant Vessel

Period:
1917

Coordinates:
51.91°N, 10.83°W

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