| History | |
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| Name | SSLeicester |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry |  |
| Builder | Earle's Shipbuilding,Hull |
| Launched | 8 June 1891 |
| Fate | Sunk 12 February 1916 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,002 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 240.6 feet (73.3 m) |
| Beam | 32 feet (9.8 m) |
| Depth | 14.8 feet (4.5 m) |
SSLeicester was a passenger and cargo vessel built for theManchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1891.[1]
The ship was built byEarle's Shipbuilding inHull and launched on 8 June 1891 by Mrs. Alford Green, wife of Major Alford Green of theManchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway.[2] Until 1891, the company had named its vessels after stations on its network, but the four vessels launched in 1891 were named after stations which were on the planned line to London.
In 1897 the MS and LR became theGreat Central Railway. On 8 May 1913, theRoyal NavydestroyerHMS Express struckLeicester in the dock atGrimsby and damaged her.[3]
On 12 February 1916Leicester struck amine and sank in theEnglish Channel 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) south east ofFolkestone,Kent, with the loss of 17 of her crew.[4]
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