SS Ixion
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Ixion |
| Namesake | Ixion |
| Owner |  Alfred Holt & Co |
| Operator | Blue Funnel Line (1892–1902) |
| Port of registry |  Liverpool (1892–1902) |
| Ordered | September 1891 |
| Builder | Scott & Company[1] |
| Cost | £51,690 |
| Yard number | 304 |
| Launched | 23 November 1892 |
| Completed | 29 December 1892 |
| Acquired | 29 December 1892 |
| Out of service | September 1902 |
| Identification | UK official number 102068 |
| Fate | Transferred to Netherlands 1902 |
 Netherlands | |
| Name | Ixion |
| Namesake | Ixion |
| Operator | Nederlandsche Stoomvaart Maatschappij Oceaan (1902–1911) |
| Port of registry |  Amsterdam (1902–1911) |
| Acquired | September 1902 |
| Out of service | 1 October 1911 |
| Fate | Burned and sank 1 October 1911 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 3,489 GRT |
| Length | 108.1 metres (354 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 13 metres (42 ft 8 in) |
| Depth | 8.1 metres (26 ft 7 in) |
| Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine |
| Propulsion | Screw propeller |
| Speed | 11 knots |
| Crew | 47 |
SS Ixion was a Dutch cargo ship that caught fire and sank near the coast of the Netherlands East Indies in 1911. Built in 1892 and originally operated by the Blue Funnel Line, she was transferred to the company's Dutch subsidiary, Nederlandsche Stoomvaart Maatschappij Oceaan, in September 1902.[1]
