SS Accrington (1910)

History
Name	SS Accrington
Operator	1910-1923:Great Central Railway 1923-1935:London and North Eastern Railway 1935-1958:Associated Humber Lines
Port of registry
Builder	Earle's Shipbuilding, Hull
Launched	7 June 1910
Out of service	1958
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,629 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	265 feet (81 m)
Beam	36 feet (11 m)
Depth	17.4 feet (5.3 m)

SS Accrington was a passenger and cargo vessel built for the Great Central Railway in 1910.

History

The ship was built by Earle's Shipbuilding of Hull and launched on 7 June 1910 by Miss C. Fay, daughter of Sir Sam Fay, general manager of the Great Central Railway She was one of an order for four ships, the others being Dewsbury, Blackburn and Bury. She was built with accommodation for 100 first-class passengers, and 300 third-class passengers.

On 15 June 1922 a wealthy Australian passenger arriving into Grimsby on the Accrington was arrested by customs officials following the discovery of 100 bottles of cocaine, concealed in the false bottom of his trunk, and he also had £100 in notes in his possession.

In 1923 she was acquired by the London and North Eastern Railway and in 1935 by Associated Humber Lines. On 16 December 1937 she was in collision in the River Elbe with the German steamer Falkenfels. She received considerable damage and was delayed for 24 hours.