SS Princess Maud (1902)

History
NameSS Princess Maud
Owner1902-1918: London and North Western Railway
Operator
  • 1902-1916: London and North Western Railway
  • 1916-1918: Commissioned fleet
  • 1908-1918: London and North Western Railway
Port of registry114008
BuilderNapier and Miller, Yoker yard
Launched14 November 1901
FateTorpedoed and sunk 10 June 1918
General characteristics
TypeSteel screw steamer
Tonnage1566
Length256.5 feet (78.2 m)
Beam36.7 feet (11.2 m)
Depth16.4 feet (5.0 m)

The SS Princess Maud was a single screw passenger/cargo steamship completed in 1902 for the London and North Western Railway.

She was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea about 5 miles (8.0 km) north east by north from Blyth, Northumberland on 10 June 1918 by a German submarine variously quoted to be UB-88 or UB-34.