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SS Imo was a merchant steamship that was built in 1889 to carry livestock and passengers, and converted in 1912 into a whaling factory ship. She was built as Runic, renamed Tampican in 1895, Imo in 1912 and Guvernøren (The Governor) in 1920.
In 1917 the Belgian Relief Commission chartered Imo to take humanitarian supplies to German-occupied Belgium. On 6 December 1917 she was involved in a collision in Halifax Harbour with the French cargo ship Mont-Blanc, which was carrying munitions. The resultant fire aboard Mont Blanc caused the historic and catastrophic Halifax Explosion, which levelled the Richmond District in the North End of the city. Although Imo's superstructure was severely damaged by the blast, the ship was repaired and returned to service in 1918.
The ship was renamed Guvernøren (The Governor) in 1920. On 30 November 1921 she ran aground off East Falkland [28] and was abandoned.
Harland & Wolff built the ship in Belfast as yard number 211. She was launched on 1 January 1889 and completed on 16 February. She was designed to carry 1,000 head of live cattle, plus she had berths for 48 passengers. As built, her tonnages were 4,649 GRT and 3,046 NRT.
Her first owner was the Oceanic Steam Navigation Co, which was part of White Star Line. She was registered at Liverpool. Her United Kingdom official number was 93837 and her code letters were LBPW. In May 1895 the West Indies and Pacific Steamship Line acquired the ship and renamed her Tampican. On 31 December 1899 she was transferred with the rest of the company's fleet to Frederick Leyland & Co.
In 1912 HE Moss acquired Tampican, but in the same year he sold her on to the Southern Pacific Whaling Company, who had her refitted as a whaling factory ship. This changed her tonnages to 5,043 GRT and 3,161 NRT. She was renamed Imo and registered in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. Her code letters were changed to MJGB.
In 1917 Imo sailed as a charter for the Belgian Relief Commission. Being neutral, Imo had on her side the words "Belgian Relief" to protect her from German and Austro-Hungarian submarines. Imo was sailing in ballast (empty) en route to New York to load relief supplies. She reached Halifax on 3 December for neutral inspection, and spent two days in Bedford Basin awaiting bunkering. She was cleared to leave port on 5 December, but was delayed as her bunker coal did not arrive until late that afternoon. Bunkering was not completed until after the anti-submarine nets had been raised for the night, so she could not weigh anchor until the next morning.
Imo had a crew of 39 men, commanded by Captain Haakon From. With a registered length of 430.7 ft (131.3 m) but a beam of only 45.2 ft (13.8 m), Imo was long and narrow. Because she was in ballast (without cargo), her propeller and rudder were nearly out of the water, making her hard to steer. She was powered by a triple-expansion steam engine with a single 20-foot right-hand propeller, able to make 60 revolutions per minute. Her propeller gave her a "transverse thrust", i.e. while making headway she veered to the left, in reverse she swung to the right. Under these conditions, Imo was at a disadvantage in navigating in tight quarters. "Due to the combined effect of transverse thrust and the length, and depth of SS Imo's hull, and its keel, she was difficult to maneuver".
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SS Imo
SS Imo was a merchant steamship that was built in 1889 to carry livestock and passengers, and converted in 1912 into a whaling factory ship. She was built as Runic, renamed Tampican in 1895, Imo in 1912 and Guvernøren (The Governor) in 1920.
In 1917 the Belgian Relief Commission chartered Imo to take humanitarian supplies to German-occupied Belgium. On 6 December 1917 she was involved in a collision in Halifax Harbour with the French cargo ship Mont-Blanc, which was carrying munitions. The resultant fire aboard Mont Blanc caused the historic and catastrophic Halifax Explosion, which levelled the Richmond District in the North End of the city. Although Imo's superstructure was severely damaged by the blast, the ship was repaired and returned to service in 1918.
The ship was renamed Guvernøren (The Governor) in 1920. On 30 November 1921 she ran aground off East Falkland [28] and was abandoned.
Harland & Wolff built the ship in Belfast as yard number 211. She was launched on 1 January 1889 and completed on 16 February. She was designed to carry 1,000 head of live cattle, plus she had berths for 48 passengers. As built, her tonnages were 4,649 GRT and 3,046 NRT.
Her first owner was the Oceanic Steam Navigation Co, which was part of White Star Line. She was registered at Liverpool. Her United Kingdom official number was 93837 and her code letters were LBPW. In May 1895 the West Indies and Pacific Steamship Line acquired the ship and renamed her Tampican. On 31 December 1899 she was transferred with the rest of the company's fleet to Frederick Leyland & Co.
In 1912 HE Moss acquired Tampican, but in the same year he sold her on to the Southern Pacific Whaling Company, who had her refitted as a whaling factory ship. This changed her tonnages to 5,043 GRT and 3,161 NRT. She was renamed Imo and registered in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. Her code letters were changed to MJGB.
In 1917 Imo sailed as a charter for the Belgian Relief Commission. Being neutral, Imo had on her side the words "Belgian Relief" to protect her from German and Austro-Hungarian submarines. Imo was sailing in ballast (empty) en route to New York to load relief supplies. She reached Halifax on 3 December for neutral inspection, and spent two days in Bedford Basin awaiting bunkering. She was cleared to leave port on 5 December, but was delayed as her bunker coal did not arrive until late that afternoon. Bunkering was not completed until after the anti-submarine nets had been raised for the night, so she could not weigh anchor until the next morning.
Imo had a crew of 39 men, commanded by Captain Haakon From. With a registered length of 430.7 ft (131.3 m) but a beam of only 45.2 ft (13.8 m), Imo was long and narrow. Because she was in ballast (without cargo), her propeller and rudder were nearly out of the water, making her hard to steer. She was powered by a triple-expansion steam engine with a single 20-foot right-hand propeller, able to make 60 revolutions per minute. Her propeller gave her a "transverse thrust", i.e. while making headway she veered to the left, in reverse she swung to the right. Under these conditions, Imo was at a disadvantage in navigating in tight quarters. "Due to the combined effect of transverse thrust and the length, and depth of SS Imo's hull, and its keel, she was difficult to maneuver".
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