SS Ixion

History
United Kingdom
NameIxion
NamesakeIxion
Owner Alfred Holt & Co
OperatorBlue Funnel Line (1892–1902)
Port of registryUnited Kingdom Liverpool (1892–1902)
OrderedSeptember 1891
BuilderScott & Company[1]
Cost£51,690
Yard number304
Launched23 November 1892
Completed29 December 1892
Acquired29 December 1892
Out of serviceSeptember 1902
IdentificationUK official number 102068
FateTransferred to Netherlands 1902
Netherlands
NameIxion
NamesakeIxion
OperatorNederlandsche Stoomvaart Maatschappij Oceaan (1902–1911)
Port of registryNetherlands Amsterdam (1902–1911)
AcquiredSeptember 1902
Out of service1 October 1911
FateBurned and sank 1 October 1911
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage3,489 GRT
Length108.1 metres (354 ft 8 in)
Beam13 metres (42 ft 8 in)
Depth8.1 metres (26 ft 7 in)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine
PropulsionScrew propeller
Speed11 knots
Crew47

SS Ixion was a Dutch cargo ship that caught fire and sank near the coast of the Netherlands East Indies in 1911. Built in 1892 and originally operated by the Blue Funnel Line, she was transferred to the company's Dutch subsidiary, Nederlandsche Stoomvaart Maatschappij Oceaan, in September 1902.[1]

Construction

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Ixion was launched on 23 November 1892 and completed the following month at the Scotts & Company shipyard in Greenock, United Kingdom.[2]

The ship was 108.1 metres (354 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 13 metres (42 ft 8 in) and a depth of 8.1 metres (26 ft 7 in). The ship was assessed at 3,489 GRT. She had a triple expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated at 2285 indicated horsepower.[3]

Sinking

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On 1 October 1911, one of Ixion's coal bunkers caught fire off the coast of the Netherlands East Indies, causing her to sink with the loss of 24 of her 47 crew members. Her 23 survivors were rescued by the British steamer Good Hope.[3] At the time, she was carrying a cargo that included copra and tobacco from Tanjung Priok to Amsterdam.[1] The ship's name was revived when another vessel of the same name was launched only 14 months after her loss.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "SS Ixion (1892)". Scottish Built Ships. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Ixion (1102068)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Ixion". Wrecksite. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  4. ^ "SS Ixion (1912)". Scottish Built Ships.