SS Esemplare (1902)
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- Delamere
- Esemplare
- Watson Steamship Co. (1902–1914)
- Joseph Constant (1914)
- Alfio Napoli (1914–1917)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Namesake | Italian for "exemplary" |
| Owner |
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| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Anderson Rodger and Company, Port Glasgow, Scotland |
| Launched | 30 October 1902 |
| Completed | 22 November 1902 |
| Identification | Official number: 113119 |
| Fate | Scuttled by submarine, 7 August 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Freighter |
| Tonnage |
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| Length | 224.7 ft (68.5 m) |
| Beam | 34.1 ft (10.4 m) |
| Draught | 14.3 ft (4.4 m) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | 1 screw propeller; 1 triple-expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
SS Esemplare [ezemˈplaːre] was a small freighter built during the first decade of the 20th century. Completed in 1902, she was intended for the West African trade. Sold to an Italian company shortly before the beginning of the First World War in 1914, the ship was captured and scuttled by the German submarine SM UC-27 in August 1917.
Esemplare had an overall length of 224.7 feet (68.5 m), with a beam of 34.1 feet (10.4 m) and a draught of 14.3 feet (4.4 m). The ship was assessed at 1,102 gross register tons (GRT) and 678 net register tons (NRT). She had a vertical triple-expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated at a total of 130 nominal horsepower and produced 800 indicated horsepower (600 kW). This gave her a maximum speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).[1]
