SS Bosnia (1898)

For other ships with the same name, see SS Bosnia.

History
Name	Bosnia
Owner	Navigazione Generale Italiana Societa Italiana Di Servizi Marittimi
Port of registry	Italy
Builder	Gio. Ansaldo & C., Genoa
Yard number	113
Launched	9 May 1898[1]
Fate	Sunk by U-34, 10 November 1915
General characteristics
Type	Cargo liner
Tonnage	2,561 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	97.9 m (321 ft 2 in) (p/p)
Beam	12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Draft	6.86 m (22 ft 6 in)
Installed power	220 nominal horsepower
Propulsion	1 shaft 1 Triple-expansion steam engine
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)

SS Bosnia was an Italian cargo liner built in the 1890s that was shelled and sunk by a German submarine in the Mediterranean during World War I.

Description

Bosnia had a tonnage of 2,561 gross register tons (GRT) and had a length between perpendiculars of 97.9 meters (321 ft 2 in). The ship had a beam of 12 meters (39 ft 4 in) and a draft (ship) of 6.86 meters (22 ft 6 in). She had a single triple-expansion steam engine, rated at 220 nominal horsepower, that drove one propeller shaft at a maximum speed of 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph).[1][2]

Construction and career

The ship was built in 1898 by the shipbuilding company Gio. Ansaldo & C. at their Sestri Ponente, Genoa shipyard, with the yard number of 113. She was constructed for the Italian shipping company Navigazione Generale Italiana.[1] By 1915 Bosnia was owned by the Societa Italiana Di Servizi Marittimi, based in Venice.[2] On 3 March the ship pulled off the French armored cruiser Amiral Charner after the warship had run aground under enemy fire off Dedeagatch, Bulgaria.[3] Eight months later, Bosnia was sunk by the guns of the Imperial German Navy submarine U-34 some 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) north-northeast of Derna, Italian Libya, at coordinates 33°32′N 23°10′E.[4] The sinking of Bosnia on 10 November 1915 caused the loss of 12 of the ship's crewmen.[1] At the time of her sinking, she was carrying general cargo.[4]

Notes

1. "Bosnia (5601079)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
2. "SS Bosnia (+1915)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
3. Feron, p. 19
4. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Bosnia". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 18 August 2014.

References

• Feron, Luc (2014). "The Armoured Cruisers of the Amiral Charner Class". In Jordan, John (ed.). Warship 2014. London: Conway. ISBN 978-1-84486-236-8.

External links

• Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: SS Bosnia". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net.
• SS Bosnia at wrecksite.eu