SS Sagamore (1893)
Sagamore under way | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator | 1893: Wm Johnston & Co |
| Port of registry | |
| Builder | William Doxford & Sons, Pallion |
| Yard number | 218 |
| Fate | scuttled 4 May 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 2,140 GRT, 1,601 NRT |
| Length | 311.0 ft (94.8 m) |
| Beam | 38.2 ft (11.6 m) |
| Depth | 25.2 ft (7.7 m) |
| Installed power | 233 NHP |
| Propulsion | triple expansion engine |
SS Sagamore was a steam cargo ship that was launched in 1893 and sunk in 1917. She was the only whaleback ship built in the United Kingdom, and one of only three whalebacks to operate outside the Great Lakes.
William Johnston & Co of Liverpool ordered Sagamore from William Doxford & Sons of Sunderland. Experience designing and building Sagamore led Doxford's to develop the turret deck ship.
In 1911 Johnston's sold Sagamore to Italian buyers who renamed her Solideo. In 1916 she changed hands again and was renamed Ilva. In 1917 a U-boat intercepted Ilva in the North Atlantic and scuttled her.