SS British Transport

History
United Kingdom
Name	British Transport
Owner	Empire Transport Co Ltd
Operator	Houlder Bros & Co Ltd
Port of registry	West Hartlepool
Builder	Sir Raylton Dixon & Co, Middlesbrough
Yard number	550
Launched	25 April 1910
Completed	June 1910
Identification	UK official number 127458; code letters HRBT; ;
Fate	Scrapped in Italy, July 1933
General characteristics
Type	general cargo ship
Tonnage	4,143 GRT, 2,663 NRT, 7,200 DWT
Length	377 ft 6 in (115.1 m) length overall; 364.8 ft (111.2 m) registered length;
Beam	51.1 ft (15.6 m)
Draught	23 ft 4 in (7.1 m)
Depth	26.1 ft (8.0 m)
Decks	1
Installed power	329 NHP
Propulsion	triple expansion engine
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h)
Armament	as DEMS:; 1 × 4-inch gun;
Notes	one of at least six sister ships

SS British Transport was a general cargo steamship that was built in England in 1910 and scrapped in Italy in 1933. In 1917 she became the first merchant ship to succeed in sinking a U-boat.

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