SS Lanthorn

Ritratto della steam ship Magnus Mail in navigazione, 1895, by Antonio Luzzo
History
United Kingdom
Name
  • Magnus Mail (1889–16);
  • Lanthorn (1916–17)[1]
Namesake
  • Captain Magnus Mail;
  • "lanthorn", an alternative name for a lantern
Owner
Operator
BuilderShort Brothers of Sunderland[1][2]
Cost£22,720[3]
Yard number184[3]
Launched1889[3]
Completed1889[3]
Out of service1917[1]
IdentificationOfficial Number 95287[3]
FateSunk 21 May 1917[1][2]
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship[4]
Tonnage2,299 GRT[3]
Length290 ft (88.4 m)[3]
Beam39 ft 1 in (11.91 m)[1]
Height[1]
Draught21 ft 7 in (6.58 m)
Installed power202 NHP three-cylinder triple expansion steam engine[1]
PropulsionSingle screw
Sail plan2-masted schooner (1895)

SS Lanthorn was a 2,299 GRT cargo ship built in 1889 as SS Magnus Mail, renamed in 1916 and sunk by enemy action in 1917. She was a combined steamship and two-masted sailing ship.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Allen, Tony; Lettens, Jan (10 February 2011). "SS Lanthorn [+1917]". WreckSite. wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Lanthorn". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Searle, Peter. "Page 055 The Shipbuilders – page 021". The Sunderland Site. Peter Searle. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
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