SS Normandy (1910) - Misplaced Pages

History

France
Name	SS Normandy
Operator	1910–1912: London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 1912–1918: London and South Western Railway
Port of registry
Builder	Earle's Shipbuilding, Hull
Launched	12 May 1910
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk 25 January 1918
General characteristics
Tonnage	618 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	192 feet (59 m)
Beam	29.2 feet (8.9 m)
Draught	14.1 feet (4.3 m)

SS Normandy was a passenger vessel built for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1910.

History

She was built by Earle’s Shipbuilding in Hull and launched on 12 May 1910 and christened Normandy by Mrs. Funnell.

The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk on 25 January 1918 in the English Channel 8 nautical miles (15 km) east by north of the Cap de La Hague, Manche, France (49°46′N 1°44′W / 49.767°N 1.733°W / 49.767; -1.733) by SM U-90 with the loss of fourteen lives.

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Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Normandy". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 22 October 2012.

v t e Ships operated by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
LBSC operated ships	Alexandra Arundel Ayrshire Lassie Bordeaux Brighton (I) Brighton (II) Brighton (III) Brittany (I) Brittany (II) Calvados Culloden Dieppe (I) Dieppe (II) Dieppe (III) La France London Lymington Lyons Manche Mayflower Marseilles Menai Newhaven (I) Newhaven (II) Normandy (I) Normandy (II) Orleans Paris (I) Paris (II) Prince Arthur Rothesay Castle Rouen (I) Rouen (II) Seaford Seine Solent Sussex Tamise Trouville Versailles
Jointly operated with the London and South Western Railway	Duchess of Albany Duchess of Connaught Duchess of Edinburgh Duchess of Fife Duchess of Kent Duchess of Norfolk Duchess of Richmond Princess Margaret Victoria

LBSC operated ships

v t e Ships operated by the London and South Western Railway
LSWR operated ships	Ada Alberta Alice Alliance Alma Ardena Bertha Brittany (I) Brittany (II) Caesarea Cherbourg Columbia Courrier Diana Dora Ella Express Fannie Frederica Guernsey Frederica Hantonia Havre Hilda Honfleur Laura Lorina Lydia Lymington Mayflower Normandy Normannia Princess Ena Sarnia Solent (I) Solent (II) Solent (III) South Western (I) South Western (II) Southampton Stella Ulrica Vera Victoria Waverley Wolf Wonder
Jointly operated with the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway	Duchess of Albany Duchess of Connaught Duchess of Edinburgh Duchess of Fife Duchess of Kent Duchess of Norfolk Duchess of Richmond Princess Margaret Victoria

LSWR operated ships

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in January 1918
Shipwrecks	4 Jan: HMHS Rewa, Racoon 5 Jan: War Baron 9 Jan: SM UB-69 12 Jan: HMS Narborough, HMS Opal 14 Jan: HMS G8 19 Jan: HMS H10, SM UB-22 20 Jan: HMS M28, Midilli, HMS Raglan, Warspite 21 Jan: HMS Louvain 24 Jan: Corse 25 Jan: Normandy 26 Jan: USS Guinevere, SM U-84, SM UB-35, SS Cork 27 Jan: Andania 28 Jan: HMS E14, HMS Hazard, SM U-109 31 Jan: HMS K4, HMS K17 Unknown date: SM U-93, SM U-95, SM UB-63, SM UB-66
Other incidents	8 Jan: USS Jenkins, SS New York 11 Jan: Kasuga 14 Jan: HMS Murray, HMS Vehement 17 Jan: USS Monocacy (incident) 20 Jan: Yavûz Sultân Selîm 29 Jan: HMS Bat, Cedric 31 Jan: HMS K6, HMS K7, HMS Fearless
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