SS Dana was a British cargo ship that was torpedoed by in the North Sea off Hornsea, United Kingdom, while she was travelling from Gothenburg, Sweden to Hull, United Kingdom.
Construction Dana was constructed in 1883 at the Blumer, John & Co. shipyard in Sunderland, United Kingdom. She was completed in 1883 and she was named Dana and served from 1883 until her demise in 1917. The ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . The ship was assessed at . She had a steam compound engine driving a single screw propeller and 2 single boilers, a new donkey boiler was fitted 1904. The engine was rated at 178 nhp.
Sinking On 11 November 1917, Dana was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Hull, United Kingdom when she was torpedoed by the German submarine in the North Sea off Hornsea, United Kingdom. There were 8 casualties, including Captain Anders Rasmusson.
Wreck The wreck was discovered in 1982 and lies upright on a sandy seabed. She has broken in several pieces with the crank all open, the machinery lies amidships.
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