SS Fiscus
SS Fiscus was a UK cargo steamship that was built in 1928, served in the Second World War and was sunk by a U-boat in 1940.
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Fiscus |
| Owner | Tempus Shipping Co, Ltd |
| Operator | W.H. Seager & Co Ltd |
| Port of registry | Cardiff |
| Builder | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co (1927) Ltd, Howdon, Tyneside |
| Yard number | 401 |
| Launched | 6 Mar 1928 |
| Completed | Apr 1928 |
| Out of service | 18 October 1940 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-99 East of Rockall, 18 October 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | cargo steamship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 399.0 feet (121.6 m) p/p |
| Beam | 54.5 feet (16.6 m) |
| Draught | 24 feet 9+3⁄4 inches (7.56 m) |
| Depth | 25.2 feet (7.7 m) |
| Installed power | 432 NHP |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Crew | 38 + 1 DEMS gunner |
| Sensors and processing systems | wireless direction finding (by 1940) |
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