SS Ixion

For other ships with the same name, see Ixion (disambiguation).

History
Name	Ixion
Namesake	Ixion
Owner	Nederlandsche Stoomvaart Maatschappij
Port of registry	Liverpool, United Kingdom
Builder	Scott Shipbuilding & Engineering Co.
Yard number	304
Completed	1893
Maiden voyage	1893
In service	1893
Fate	Burned and sank 1 October 1911
General characteristics
Type	cargo ship
Tonnage	3,489 GRT
Length	108.1 metres (354 ft 8 in)
Beam	13 metres (42 ft 8 in)
Depth	8.1 metres (26 ft 7 in)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine
Propulsion	Screw propeller
Speed	11 knots
Crew	47

SS Ixion was a Dutch cargo ship that caught fire and sank near the coast of the Netherlands East Indies in 1911.

Construction

Ixion was constructed in 1893 at the Scott Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. shipyard in Greenock, United Kingdom. She was completed in 1893 and served from 1893 until her sinking in 1911.

The ship was 108.1 metres (354 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 13 metres (42 ft 8 in) and a depth of 8.1 metres (26 ft 7 in). The ship was assessed at 3,489 GRT. She had a triple expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated at 2285 indicated horsepower.

Sinking

On 1 October 1911, one of Ixion′s coal bunkers caught fire and sank the ship off the coast of the Netherlands East Indies. 24 of the 47 crew members died; the remaining 23 crew were rescued by the British steamer Good Hope.