SS Socotra was a British general purpose cargo ship built for P&O and launched in 1896. The vessel served in commercial cargo service to and from Far East and Australia.

History
United Kingdom
NameSocotra
OwnerP&O
BuilderPalmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co., Hebburn-on-Tyne
Yard number716
Launched3 December 1896
IdentificationOfficial Number 106612
FateSunk off Le Touquet 26 November 1915
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage6,044 GRT
Length450 ft (140 m)
Beam52.2 ft (15.9 m)
Draught9.3 m (31 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 triple-expansion steam engines
  • Twin screw
Speed12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)

It was beached off Le Touquet, France in 1915 with cargo from Australia.[1] and the ship broke in two.[2] It is located a short distance from the wreck of the Orion.

The ship was the namesake for Socotra Rock, which it discovered during a voyage in the Far East in 1900.[3]

SS Socotra 1943

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P&O would commission another vessel as Socotra, built in 1943 as passenger ship and scrapped in 1965.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Liner Wrecks - P&O - Socotra (1)". linerwrecks.com.
  2. ^ "Socotra". Tyne Built Ships. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. ^ "SS Socotra [+1915]". Wrecksite. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Socotra". passengers.history.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 8 October 2021.