 Donegal in Midland Railway service
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name |
|
| Namesake | County Donegal, Ireland |
| Owner | Midland Railway[1][2] |
| Port of registry |  Belfast[1][2]
 |
| Route | Heysham – Belfast |
| Builder | Caird & Company, Greenock[1][2] |
| Yard number | 303[1] |
| Launched | 30 April 1904 |
| Completed | 1904[1] |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by UC-21, 17 April 1917[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type |
|
| Tonnage | 1,885 GRT[1][2] |
| Length | 331 ft (101 m)[1] |
| Beam | 42.1 ft (12.8 m)[1] |
| Draught | 17.2 ft (5.2 m)[1] |
| Installed power | 386 NHP[1][2] |
| Propulsion | triple-expansion steam engine;[1] screw |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h)[1] |
| Capacity | 610 (as ambulance ship)[3] |
| Crew | 70 (as ambulance ship)[3] |
| Notes | sister ship: SS Antrim |
SS Donegal was a Midland Railway passenger ferry that served in the First World War as an ambulance ship. She was completed in 1904 and sunk by enemy action in April 1917.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Cameron, Stuart; Biddulph, Bruce; Robinson, George. "SS Donegal". Clydesite. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d e Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Donegal". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Hospital Ships Sunk". Bendigonian. National Library of Australia. 26 April 1917. Retrieved 2 December 2013.