SS Hispania (1912)

History
Name	Hispania
Owner	Svenska Lloyd AB
Operator	H Metcalfe; K R Bökman (1931– );
Builder	Antwerp Engineering Co Ltd, Hoboken
Yard number	59
Launched	1912
Completed	December 1912
Out of service	18 December 1954
Homeport	Gothenburg (1912–40); Vichy France (1940–41); Kriegsmarine (1941–42); Gothenburg (1942–54);
Identification	Swedish Official Number 5396; Code Letters JTCB (1930–34); ; Code Letters SEWG (1934–54); ;
Fate	Sank 18 December 1954
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	1,323 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	236 ft 8 in (72.14 m)
Beam	37 ft 3 in (11.35 m)
Depth	16 ft 2 in (4.93 m)
Installed power	1 triple expansion steam engine
Speed	9.5 knots (17.6 km/h)
Crew	21

SS Hispania was a Swedish 1,323 GRT triple-expansion engine steamer built in Belgium in 1912. She sank in the Sound of Mull on 18 December 1954 after striking a rock.

History

Name	Hispania
Owner	Svenska Lloyd AB
Operator	H Metcalfe K R Bökman (1931– )
Builder	Antwerp Engineering Co Ltd, Hoboken
Yard number	59
Launched	1912
Completed	December 1912
Out of service	18 December 1954
Homeport	Gothenburg (1912–40) Vichy France (1940–41) Kriegsmarine (1941–42) Gothenburg (1942–54)
Identification	Swedish Official Number 5396 Code Letters JTCB (1930–34) Code Letters SEWG (1934–54)
Fate	Sank 18 December 1954
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	1,323 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	236 ft 8 in (72.14 m)
Beam	37 ft 3 in (11.35 m)
Depth	16 ft 2 in (4.93 m)
Installed power	1 triple expansion steam engine
Speed	9.5 knots (17.6 km/h)
Crew	21