SS Irma (1905)

History
Norway
Name	Irma
Owner	Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab
Port of registry	Bergen[1]
Route	Bergen–Newcastle (1905–1921) Norway–Hamburg (1927–1931) Hurtigruten (1931–1944)
Builder	Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[1]
Cost	570,684 kr[1]
Yard number	510[1]
Launched	5 January 1905[2]
Acquired	April 1905
Out of service	13 February 1944
Identification	Code letters: MCHD[1] Code Letters: LDTP[1]
Fate	Sunk by Royal Norwegian Navy MTBs
General characteristics
Type	Passenger/cargo ship (1905–1944) Troop ship (1939)
Tonnage	1,322 GRT
Length	244 ft (74.37 m)
Beam	32.8 ft (10.00 m)
Draught	21.1 ft (6.43 m)
Propulsion	1,500 hp triple expansion steam engine
Speed	13.5 knots (25.0 km/h)
Capacity	87 passengers (1940):[1] 39 First Class 48 Third Class
Notes	All the above listed information, unless otherwise noted, was acquired from [3]

SS Irma was a 1,322-ton steamship built by the British shipyard Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. Ltd. in Middlesbrough in the north-east of England. She was delivered to the Norwegian passenger ship company Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab of Bergen in 1905. Irma sailed for the company until she was attacked and sunk by two MTBs belonging to the Royal Norwegian Navy on 13 February 1944.