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SS Stephano

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at the time, and the two agreed to alert each other of the locations of packs of seal, despite working for separate companies.
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were left on the ice for two days and nights, during a major storm, resulting in the deaths of 77 men.
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After becoming stuck in the ice, Westbury Kean ordered his crew onto the ice to travel to the
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1 × 3 cyl. triple expansion steam engine, single shaft. output: 577
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were welcomed onboard and fed lunch. Abram Kean then moved the
359:. Capt. Kean's son, Westbury Kean, was the captain of the 389:crew over the side. Kean left the crew and the 273:Sealing Disaster, under the command of Captain 259:and operated in their Red Cross Line of Arctic 443:, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east-north-east of 8: 267:is most notable for her role in the 1914 72:Charles Cornell & Co. Ltd. Scotstoun 468: 436:was torpedoed by the German submarine, 328:, from 1911 until her sinking in 1916. 17: 620:Shipwrecks of the Massachusetts coast 34: 7: 393:traveled elsewhere. The crew of the 385:to a pack of seals and ordered the 14: 615:Troop ships of the United Kingdom 593: 455:was one of five vessels sunk by 308:' Red Cross Line as a passenger 36: 21: 1: 409:transported D Company of the 538:"The 1914 Sealing Disaster" 411:First Newfoundland Regiment 281:was the sister ship to the 220:(24 km/h; 15 mph) 173:326.1 ft (99.4 m) 641: 181:46.3 ft (14.1 m) 417:, where they boarded the 348:was under the command of 189:19.9 ft (6.1 m) 143: 29: 20: 230:180 1st class passengers 135:Torpedoed and sunk near 233:60 2nd class passengers 144:General characteristics 127:Official Number 131350 602:at Wikimedia Commons 600:Stephano (ship, 1911) 495:"SS Stephano (+1916)" 481:www.clydeships.co.uk 415:Halifax, Nova Scotia 373:. Upon reaching the 432:On 8 October 1916, 560:www.heritage.nf.ca 542:www.heritage.nf.ca 424:to Great Britain. 405:On 20 March 1915, 377:, the crew of the 598:Media related to 239: 238: 632: 597: 582: 581: 570: 564: 563: 552: 546: 545: 534: 528: 527: 516: 510: 509: 507: 505: 491: 485: 484: 473: 340:During the 1914 336:Sealing Disaster 306:Bowring Brothers 257:Bowring Brothers 63:Bowring Brothers 44: 41: 40: 39: 25: 18: 640: 639: 635: 634: 633: 631: 630: 629: 605: 604: 591: 586: 585: 572: 571: 567: 554: 553: 549: 536: 535: 531: 518: 517: 513: 503: 501: 493: 492: 488: 475: 474: 470: 465: 430: 403: 401:First World War 338: 299: 294: 255:ship, owned by 249:passenger liner 194:Installed power 139:, United States 42: 37: 35: 12: 11: 5: 638: 636: 628: 627: 622: 617: 607: 606: 590: 589:External links 587: 584: 583: 565: 547: 529: 511: 486: 467: 466: 464: 461: 429: 426: 402: 399: 337: 330: 298: 295: 293: 290: 237: 236: 235: 234: 231: 226: 222: 221: 214: 210: 209: 206: 202: 201: 195: 191: 190: 187: 183: 182: 179: 175: 174: 171: 167: 166: 165: 164: 158: 150: 146: 145: 141: 140: 133: 129: 128: 125: 124:Identification 121: 120: 119:8 October 1916 117: 116:Out of service 113: 112: 109: 105: 104: 101: 97: 96: 86: 82: 81: 78: 74: 73: 70: 66: 65: 60: 56: 55: 50: 46: 45: 43:United Kingdom 32: 31: 27: 26: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 637: 626: 625:Sealing ships 623: 621: 618: 616: 613: 612: 610: 603: 601: 596: 588: 579: 575: 569: 566: 561: 557: 551: 548: 543: 539: 533: 530: 525: 521: 515: 512: 500: 496: 490: 487: 482: 478: 472: 469: 462: 460: 458: 454: 450: 449:Massachusetts 446: 442: 441: 435: 427: 425: 423: 422: 416: 412: 408: 400: 398: 396: 392: 388: 384: 380: 376: 372: 367: 365: 364: 358: 354: 351: 347: 343: 335: 331: 329: 327: 323: 319: 318:New York City 315: 311: 307: 303: 296: 291: 289: 287: 286: 280: 276: 272: 271: 266: 262: 258: 254: 250: 246: 245: 232: 229: 228: 227: 224: 223: 219: 215: 212: 211: 207: 204: 203: 200: 196: 193: 192: 188: 185: 184: 180: 177: 176: 172: 169: 168: 163: 159: 157: 153: 152: 151: 148: 147: 142: 138: 134: 131: 130: 126: 123: 122: 118: 115: 114: 110: 107: 106: 102: 99: 98: 95: 91: 87: 84: 83: 79: 76: 75: 71: 68: 67: 64: 61: 58: 57: 54: 51: 48: 47: 33: 28: 24: 19: 16: 592: 577: 568: 559: 550: 541: 532: 523: 514: 502:. Retrieved 499:wrecksite.eu 498: 489: 480: 471: 456: 452: 439: 433: 431: 420: 406: 404: 395:Newfoundland 394: 390: 387:Newfoundland 386: 382: 379:Newfoundland 378: 374: 370: 368: 363:Newfoundland 362: 345: 339: 334:Newfoundland 333: 326:Newfoundland 314:cargo vessel 301: 300: 297:Early career 284: 278: 270:Newfoundland 269: 264: 243: 241: 240: 52: 15: 160:2,144  154:3,449  88:2 May 1911 77:Yard number 609:Categories 524:mha.mun.ca 463:References 459:that day. 353:Abram Kean 322:St. John's 316:, between 304:served in 275:Abram Kean 261:steamships 205:Propulsion 108:In service 578:uboat.net 445:Nantucket 137:Nantucket 103:June 1911 100:Completed 453:Stephano 438:SM  434:Stephano 419:SS  407:Stephano 391:Stephano 383:Stephano 375:Stephano 371:Stephano 361:SS  346:Stephano 344:season, 302:Stephano 285:Florizel 283:SS  279:Stephano 265:Stephano 244:Stephano 225:Capacity 94:Scotland 85:Launched 53:Stephano 428:Sinking 350:Captain 342:sealing 310:steamer 292:History 253:sealing 208:1 screw 149:Tonnage 90:Glasgow 69:Builder 30:History 504:11 May 421:Orduña 312:, and 247:was a 170:Length 332:1914 218:knots 213:Speed 186:Depth 59:Owner 506:2022 457:U-53 440:U-53 357:seal 320:and 251:and 178:Beam 132:Fate 111:1911 49:Name 413:to 242:SS 216:13 199:nhp 162:NRT 156:GRT 80:341 611:: 576:. 558:. 540:. 522:. 497:. 479:. 447:, 324:, 288:. 277:. 263:. 92:, 580:. 562:. 544:. 526:. 508:. 483:.

Index


Bowring Brothers
Glasgow
Scotland
Nantucket
GRT
NRT
nhp
knots
passenger liner
sealing
Bowring Brothers
steamships
Newfoundland
Abram Kean
SS Florizel
Bowring Brothers
steamer
cargo vessel
New York City
St. John's
Newfoundland
sealing
Captain
Abram Kean
seal
SS Newfoundland
First Newfoundland Regiment
Halifax, Nova Scotia
SS Orduña

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