S.S. Spero (1), Wilson Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1896 at Dumbarton by A. McMillan & Son 1,132 gross 250.5ft x 30.1ft x 15.6ft Wilson Line , Hull, England

Details: 1132 gross ton, 839 under deck and 724 net. Poop 150 feet long and forecastle 27 feet long. She had one funnel, two masts and single screw. She was fitted with refrigeration machinery. Propulsion: triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 18, 31 & 52 inches diameter respectively; stroke 36 inches; 162 nominal horsepower; engine built by Muir & Houston Ltd. in Glasgow. There was passenger accommodation for 12-1st class and 203-steerage when built. This was later altered to 12-1st, 20-2nd and 132-steerage class passengers.

Chronological History

Year Event
1896 May 13: Launched
1899 Departed Trondheim - Kristiansund - Aalesund. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1900 Departed Tr.heim - Kr.sund - Ålesund - Bergen - Stavanger. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1901 Departed Tr.heim - Kr.sund - Ålesund - Bergen - Stavanger. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1905 Departed Tr.heim - Kr.sund - Ålesund - Bergen - Stavanger. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1906 Departed Tr.heim - Kr.sund - Ålesund - Bergen - Stavanger. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1911 Departed Kristiania - other. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1911 Departed Trondheim - other. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1911 Departed Kristiania - Kristiansand. Arrived Grimsby. — See in Routes & Departures
1912 Departed Kristiania. Arrived Grimsby. — See in Routes & Departures
1912 Departed Trondheim - other. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1913 Departed Kristiania - Kristiansand. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1913 Departed Kristiania. Arrived Grimsby. — See in Routes & Departures
1914 Departed Kristiania - Kristiansand. Arrived Hull. — See in Routes & Departures
1914 Departed Kristiania - Kristiansand. Arrived Grimsby. — See in Routes & Departures
1916 Nov. 2: captured by the German sub. U.69 and sunk by torpedo and gunfire in the North Sea 95 miles from Hellisø Lighthouse, Norway when on passage Trondheim - Bergen - Hull with general cargo. All the crew were picked up by a Norwegian patrol boat

Routes & Departures

Year Route To Departures
1899 Trondheim - Kristiansund - Ålesund - Hull Hull 1
Date From To Note Connections
1899-05-25 Trondheim - Kristiansund - Aalesund Hull
1900 Trondheim - Kr.sund - Ålesund - Bergen - Stavanger - Hull Hull ▶ 4
1901 Trondheim - Kr.sund - Ålesund - Bergen - Stavanger - Hull Hull ▶ 5
1905 Trondheim - Kr.sund - Ålesund - Bergen - Stavanger - Hull Hull ▶ 5
1906 Trondheim - Kr.sund - Ålesund - Bergen - Stavanger - Hull Hull ▶ 7
1911 Kristiania - Kristiansand - Hull ▶ 6
1911 Kristiania - Kristiansand - Grimsby ▶ 9
1912 Kristiania - Grimsby ▶ 20
1913 Kristiania - Kristiansand - Hull ▶ 13
1913 Kristiania - Grimsby 1
Date From To Note Connections
1913-07-11
1914 Kristiania - Kristiansand - Hull ▶ 3
1914 Kristiania - Kristiansand - Grimsby 1
Date From To Note Connections
1914-04-24

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