SS Bosnia (1898)

SS Bosnia was an Italian cargo liner built in the 1890s that was shelled and sunk by a German submarine in the Mediterranean during World War I.

For other ships with the same name, see SS Bosnia.

History
Name: Bosnia
Owner:
Port of registry:  Italy
Builder: Gio. Ansaldo & C., Genoa
Yard number: 113
Launched: 1898[1]
Fate: Sunk 10 November 1915
General characteristics
Type: Cargo liner
Tonnage: 2,561 gross register tons (GRT)
Length: 97.9 m (321 ft 2 in) (p/p)
Beam: 12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Draft: 6.86 m (22 ft 6 in)
Installed power: 220 nominal horsepower
Propulsion:
Speed: 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)

Description

Bosnia had a tonnage of 2,561 gross register tons (GRT) and had a length between perpendiculars of 97.9 meters (321 ft 2 in). The ship had a beam of 12 meters (39 ft 4 in) and a draft (ship) of 6.86 meters (22 ft 6 in). She had a single triple-expansion steam engine, rated at 220 nominal horsepower, that drove one propeller shaft at a maximum speed of 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph).[1][2]

Construction and career

The ship was built in 1898 by the shipbuilding company Gio. Ansaldo & C. at their Sestri Ponente, Genoa shipyard, with the yard number of 113. She was constructed for the Italian shipping company Navigazione Generale Italiana.[1] By 1915 Bosnia was owned by the Societa Italiana Di Servizi Marittimi, based in Venice.[2] On 3 March the ship pulled off the French armored cruiser Amiral Charner after the warship had run aground under enemy fire off Dedeagatch, Bulgaria.[3] Eight months later, Bosnia was sunk by the guns of the Imperial German Navy submarine U-34 some 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) north-northeast of Derna, Italian Libya, at coordinates 33°32′N 23°10′E.[4] The sinking of Bosnia on 10 November 1915 caused the loss of 12 of the ship's crewmen.[1] At the time of her sinking, she was carrying general cargo.[4]

Notes
  1. "Bosnia (5601079)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  2. "SS Bosnia (+1915)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. Feron, p. 19
  4. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Bosnia". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
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References
  • Feron, Luc (2014). "The Armoured Cruisers of the Amiral Charner Class". In Jordan, John (ed.). Warship 2014. London: Conway. ISBN 978-1-84486-236-8.
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