SS Tiberton
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SS Tiberton
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| History | |
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| Name: | Tiberton |
| Owner: | R Chapman & Son |
| Port of registry: |  Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Builder: | Richardson, Duck & Co Ltd, Stockton on Tees |
| Yard number: | B50 |
| Launched: | 1920 |
| Completed: | March 1920 |
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| Class & type: | Cargo ship |
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| Length: | 414 ft 5 in (126.31 m) |
| Beam: | 52 ft 4 in (15.95 m) |
| Depth: | 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m) |
| Installed power: | 1 x Triple expansion steam engine, 397 hp (296 kW) |
| Speed: | 11 knots (20 km/h) |
The SS Tiberton was a British steam cargo ship that was sunk during World War II by the German submarine U-23.
Working Life
Registered to owners R. Chapman & Son, Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain, the SS Tiberton was launched in 1920 and served in Great Britain's Merchant Navy through the 1920s and '30s. Operating from her homeport of Newcastle, she sailed to numerous countries including Chile, Australia and Norway.
Sinking
It is believed that (whilst transporting her cargo of iron ore to Middlesbrough (or Immingham, Humberside) Great Britain from Narvik, Norway) the SS Tiberton was struck by a single torpedo from German submarine U-23 under the command of Otto Kretschmer sinking "without trace".
The SS Tiberton was not sailing in convoy, nor was she well protected when U-23 (on her eighth sailing and active patrol in the North Sea[1][2]) launched the G7e torpedo that caused her to sink at 04:05hrs (CET) on 19 February 1940. All 33 of her crew were killed.[3]
On 10 April 1940 the SS Tiberton was officially registered with Lloyd's as Missing / Untraced and a Joint Arbitration Committee considered her a "war loss". The crew were commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial in London (Panel 108).
Location of Sinking
There are several estimations of the location of her sinking in the North Sea.
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References
- ↑ Scuttled U23 found in Black sea
- ↑ The fate of "Hitler's lost fleet"
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External links
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- Pages with broken file links
- 1920 ships
- Tyne-built ships
- Standard WWI ships
- Steamships of the United Kingdom
- Merchant ships of the United Kingdom
- World War II merchant ships of the United Kingdom
- Ships sunk by German submarines in World War II
- World War II shipwrecks in the North Sea
- Maritime incidents in February 1940
