Tuesday 30 August 2011

s.s. TUBANTIA

s.s. "Tubantia", owner Koninklijke Hollandse Lloyd, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, flag the Netherlands. Built 1914 by Stephen Shipyards, Glasgow, United Kingdom. Grt. 13.911, l.o.a. 170.73 mt. Engine type Steam Turbine, Stephen, 12.000 ihp., speed 17.8 kn. Vessel type Passenger. On March 16, 1916 the "Tubantia" was torpedoed by the German submarine UB 13 near the Noordhinder lightship and sank 5 hours later. Passengers and crew were saved by Dutch vessels.








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