SS Colemere
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SS Colemere was a small freighter built during the First World War. Completed in 1915, she was intended for the West African trade. The ship was sunk by the German submarine SM U-105 in December 1917 with the loss of four crewmen.
Description
Colemere had an overall length of 303.6 feet (92.5 m), with a beam of 44.7 feet (13.6 m) and a draught of 18.3 feet (5.6 m). The ship was assessed at 2,120 gross register tons (GRT) and 1,160 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 173 nominal horsepower and produced 1,350 indicated horsepower (1,010 kW). This gave her a maximum speed of 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph).
Construction and career
Colemere, named after Cole Mere, was laid down as yard number 279 by Dunlop, Bremner and Co. at its shipyard in Port Glasgow, Scotland for the Watson Steamship Co.
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