HMS Princess Irene
HMS Princess Irene | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Princess Irene |
| Owner | |
| Operator | Royal Navy |
| Port of registry |
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| Builder | William Denny and Brothers Ltd |
| Yard number | 1006 |
| Launched | 20 October 1914 |
| Fate | Exploded and sank 27 May 1915 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type |
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| Tonnage | 5,394 GRT |
| Length | 395 ft (120 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft (16 m) |
| Draught | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Installed power | 4 steam turbines |
| Speed | 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h) |
| Crew | 225 |
| Notes | Sister ship Princess Margaret |
HMS Princess Irene was a 5,394 GRT ocean liner which was built in 1914 by William Denny and Brothers Ltd, Dumbarton, Scotland for the Canadian Pacific Railway. She was requisitioned by the Royal Navy on completion and converted to an auxiliary minelayer. On 27 May 1915, she exploded and sank off Sheerness, Kent, while being loaded with mines prior to a deployment mission, with the loss of 352 lives.