| SS Radaas | |
|---|---|
| Career | |
| Name: |
Marstonmoor (1890-1902) Athos Romanos (1902-1916) Radaas (1916-1917) |
| Owner: |
Moor Line (1890-1902) Vagliano A.S. (1902-1916) Schach Steenberg & Co. (1916-1917) |
| Builder: | J. Readhead & Sons, South Shields |
| Yard number: | 264 |
| Launched: | 17 September 1890 |
| Completed: | December 1890 |
| Fate: | Torpedoed and sunk on 21 September 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage: | 2,524 GRT |
| Length: | 290 ft (88 m) |
| Beam: | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Depth: | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Installed power: | 234 nhp |
| Propulsion: | Triple expansion engine |
SS Radaas was a 2524-ton cargo steamship. She was built by and launched in 1890 as Marstonmoor for Moor Lines. She was sold to a Greek company in 1902 and renamed Athos Romanos, before being sold to Danish interests during the First World War and renamed Radaas. She was sunk by the German submarine UB-40 under the command of Oberleutnant Hans Howaldt on 21 September 1917.[1] She was 18 miles west of Portland Bill en route from Tyne to Bordeaux when the torpedo struck her in the port side.[2] The wreck lies on a sandy bed at a depth of 30 m at 50°34′13″N 3°4′50″W / 50.57028°N 3.08056°WCoordinates: 50°34′13″N 3°4′50″W / 50.57028°N 3.08056°W.
References[]
- ↑ Suzanne Hall; McDonald, Kendall (1996). Dive South Devon (Diver Guides). Underwater World Publications. pp. 38. ISBN 0-946020-24-8.
- ↑ Guðmundur Helgason (2008). "Radaas". http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/4993.html. Retrieved 2008-09-14
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