120216: SS Colonia 115810
The SS Colonia was a Cable Ship built by Swan Hunter Wigham Richardson & Co in 1902 for Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Co Ltd, London.
Built to lay cables from Vancouver to New Zealand a distance of 3267 miles she was sold and became a Whaling Factory Ship in 1928.
She was sold again to a German Company and in 1940 was requistioned by the German Navy. On October 14, 1944 SS Colonia was bombed and sunk by the Royal Air Force off Nordyke, Norway.
Details
- Record Type:
- Boat
- Also Known As:
- Ss Torodd; SS Sydis; SS Sudmeer
- Type Of Boat:
- Steam Cable Ship; Steam Whaling Ship;
- Registration:
- 115810
- Date Launched:
- 14 Feb 1902
- Record Maintained by:
- CEP