SS Athen (1893)

History
Germany
NameSS Athen
OwnerA. C. de Freitas & Co. Hamburg
BuilderRichardson, Duck & Co., Thornaby (Stockton-on-Tees)
Yard number406
Laid down1893
Launched31 January 1893
CommissionedJuly 1893
Decommissioned1906
In service1893
Out of service1906
Stricken1906
HomeportHamburg
FateSank following collision 8 March 1906
General characteristics
Tonnage2206 gross register tons
Length84.6 metres
Height11.4 metres
Installed power210
Propulsionsteam
Speed9 knots

SS Athen was a German merchant ship lost off Portland Bill in the English Channel in 1906. Today, the wreck becomes a dive site.