SS English Trader
SS English Trader ashore Checkstone Rock 4.30am 23 Jan 1937 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | SS Arctees |
| Owner | Arctees Shipping Company Ltd. |
| Ordered | 1933 |
| Builder | Furness Ship Building Company Ltd |
| Launched | 25 January 1934 |
| Maiden voyage | 1934 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | SS English Trader |
| Owner | Trader Navigation Company Ltd |
| Acquired | 1936 |
| Out of service | 24 October 1941 |
| Homeport | London |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Ran aground on Hammond Knoll on the North Norfolk Coast |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 3,953 GRT |
| Length | 362 ft 5 in (110.46 m) |
| Beam | 57 ft 5 in (17.50 m) |
| Depth | 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) |
| Installed power | 357 hp (266 kW) nominal |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 8–10 knots (15–19 km/h; 9.2–11.5 mph) |
| Crew | 38 |
The SS English Trader was a British merchant ship wrecked off the coast of Norfolk, England in October 1941. After falling behind a convoy during the Second World War of which she was a part, the ship ran aground on the Hammond's Knoll sandbank and began to break up during a gale. Several rescue attempts by lifeboats failed, but a further attempt the following day by the Cromer Lifeboat rescued 44 of the crew, three having already been lost.