SS Ajax (1889)
Ajax. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | |
| Owner | Torm Dampskibselsskabet |
| Port of registry | Newcastle |
| Builder | W. Dobson & Co. |
| Yard number | 32 |
| Launched | 30 October 1889 |
| Completed | 1889 |
| Identification | 95216 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk 25 December 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 1,018 GRT |
| Length | 64 metres (210 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 9.2 metres (30 ft 2 in) |
| Depth | 5 metres (16 ft 5 in) |
| Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine |
| Propulsion | Screw propeller |
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The SS Ajax was a Danish cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-104 in the Bay of Biscay off Audierne, France, while she was travelling from Bilbao, Spain, to Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.