RMS Amazon (1906)

For other ships with the same name, see RMS Amazon.

RMS Amazon
History
United Kingdom
Name	Amazon
Owner	Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. Ltd.
Port of registry	Belfast, United Kingdom
Builder	Harland & Wolff Ltd.
Completed	1906
Maiden voyage	1906
In service	1906
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk 15 March 1918
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner
Tonnage	10,037 GRT
Length	156 metres (511 ft 10 in)
Beam	18 metres (59 ft 1 in)
Installed power	1 x 4 cyl quadruple expansion engine
Propulsion	Screw propeller
Speed	16 knots
Capacity	870 Passengers 300 First Class 70 Second Class 500 Third Class

RMS Amazon was a British ocean liner that was torpedoed and sunk by SM U110 in the Atlantic Ocean 30 miles North by West off Malin Head, Ireland , while she was travelling from Liverpool, United Kingdom to Brazil.

Construction

Amazon was constructed in 1906 at the Harland & Wolff Ltd. shipyard in Belfast, United Kingdom. She was completed in 1906. She was named Amazon and served from 1906 until her demise in 1918.

The ship was 156 metres (511 ft 10 in) long, with a beam of 18 metres (59 ft 1 in). The ship was assessed at 10,037 GRT. She had a 1 x 4 cyl quadruple expansion engine driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated at 875 nhp.

Sinking

On 15 March 1918, Amazon was on a voyage from Liverpool, United Kingdom to Brazil with 24 passengers and without escorts. She had left Liverpool on 14 March and was forced to sail at slow speed due to a thick fog. On the morning of 15 March 1918 at 9.30AM, when she was traveling in a zigzag manoeuvre at about 51 miles off the coast of Northern Ireland. She was hit by a torpedo at hold number four, where the coal bunker was located.

In just fifteen minutes the Amazon sank stern first beneath the waves. All passengers and crew were rescued by the destroyer HMS Moresby.

The destroyer still managed to sink the SM U110 with depth bombs and rescued 9 of the 48 crewmembers from the German submarine.

Wreck

The wreck sits 116 metres (381 ft) deep. The ship is not considered a war grave.