SS Vandyck (1911)
SS Vandyck was a 1911 steam ocean liner operated by Lamport and Holt Line and used on its service between New York and the River Plate. The German cruiser Karlsruhe sank her in 1914.
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Vandyck |
| Namesake | Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641) |
| Owner | Liverpool, Brazil & River Plate SN Co |
| Operator | Lamport and Holt |
| Port of registry | Liverpool |
| Route | New York – Buenos Aires |
| Builder | Workman, Clark & Co, Belfast |
| Yard number | 301 |
| Launched | 1 June 1911 |
| Completed | 8 September 1911 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk by enemy action 26 October 1914 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 10,237 GRT or 10,327 GRT |
| Length |
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| Beam | 60.8 ft (18.5 m) |
| Depth | 28.7 ft (8.7 m) |
| Installed power | 614 NHP, 8,000 ihp |
| Propulsion | 2 × 4-cylinder quadruple-expansion engines, twin screw |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Notes | sister ships: Vauban, Vestris |
Vandyck was named after the Flemish Baroque painter Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641). She was the second of three Lamport and Holt ships to bear the name. The first was an 1867 steamship that Lamport and Holt bought and renamed Vandyck in 1873. The third and last was a steam ocean liner built for Lamport and Holt in 1921, converted into an armed boarding vessel in World War II and sunk by enemy action in 1940.
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