User:Splodge nz/SS Persier (1910)

History
Name	"Daventry"
Owner	Imperial Steamship Company, Sievewright, Bacon & Co., Manchester, England.
Port of registry	GBR, Manchester
Builder	Joseph L. Thompson and Sons, of Sunderland.
Yard number	476
Launched	21 July 1910
Completed	August 1910
Identification	Official Number 124291
History
Name	"Persier"
Owner	Brys & Gylsen Ltd, London
Port of registry	GBR, London
Acquired	1917
History
Name	"Persier"
Owner	Lloyd Royal Belge (Great Britain) Ltd
Port of registry	GBR, London
Acquired	1917
Fate	11th December 1917, torpedoed and sunk by SM U-35 with the loss of 1 crew.
General characteristics
Class and type	Cargo
Tonnage	3,874 GRT
Length	367 feet 3 inches (111.94 m)
Beam	50 feet 11 inches (15.52 m)
Depth	27 feet 4 inches (8.33 m)
Installed power	steam engine

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Persier was a cargo ship, built in 1910 as Daventry. She was sold to Belgium ^[3] and renamed Persier in 1917. She was torpedoed and sunk on 11 December 1917 ^[4] by SM U-35 ^[2]with the loss of 1 crew.

Description

The ship was built by Joseph L. Thompson and Sons, of Sunderland. Launched in June 1910, the ship was 367 feet 3 inches (111.94 m) long, with a beam of 50 feet 11 inches (15.52 m) and a depth of 27 feet 4 inches (8.33 m). The ship was propelled by a steam engine ^[5]

References

^ The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO) CAB 24/68 British Vessels Captured Or Destroyed By The Enemy, Volume II, From 1st August 1917, page 34
^ ^a ^b Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Persier". U-Boat War in World War I. Uboat.net. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
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^ The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO) CAB 24/68 British Vessels Captured Or Destroyed By The Enemy, Volume II, From 1st August 1917, page 34
^ "The port of Manchester", The Manchester Guardian, p. 8, 02 August 1910 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

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[1] The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO) CAB 24/68 British Vessels Captured Or Destroyed By The Enemy, Volume II, From 1st August 1917, page 34

[U35-ships-2] Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Persier". U-Boat War in World War I. Uboat.net. Retrieved 16 March 2009.

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[4] The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO) CAB 24/68 British Vessels Captured Or Destroyed By The Enemy, Volume II, From 1st August 1917, page 34

[5] "The port of Manchester", The Manchester Guardian, p. 8, 02 August 1910 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

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