SS Lancing

History
Name	Knight Errant (1898-14); Rio Tiete (1914-15); Omsk (1915-21); Calanda (1921-1922); Flackwell (1922-25); Lancing (1925-42);
Owner	Knight Steamship Company, Liverpool (1898-1913); European & Brazilian Shipping Company, London (1913-15); Dobroflot, Russia (1915-17); Shipping Controller, UK (1917-21); London & Foreign Maritime Trading Company, London (1921); London Steamship & Trading Corporation (1921-23); D L Flack & Son, London (1923-25); Hvalfanger A/S Globus, Larvik (1925-42);
Builder	Charles Connell and Company, Scotstoun
Yard number	240
Launched	11 December 1897
Completed	1898
Fate	Sunk on 7 April 1942
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship; Converted to whale factory ship in 1925;
Tonnage	As built:; 7,464 GRT; 4,747 NRT; After conversion:; 7,866 GRT; 4,561 NRT;
Length	470 ft (143.26 m)
Beam	77 ft 3 in (23.55 m)
Depth	31 ft (9.45 m)
Propulsion	Steam triple expansion engine; 549 nhp; 2,500 ihp;
	Lancing (shipwreck)
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Address Restricted, near Buxton, North Carolina
Built	1898
Architectural style	Converted Whale Factory Ship
MPS	World War II Shipwrecks along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico
NRHP reference No.	13000451
Added to NRHP	26 June 2013

SS Lancing was a Norwegian whale factory ship, originally the British merchant ship Knight Errant. The ship passed through a number of owners, being named Rio Tiete, Omsk, Calanda, and Flackwell at different stages in her career. She was sunk off Cape Hatteras on 7 April 1942 by the German submarine U-552.

History

Name	Knight Errant (1898-14) Rio Tiete (1914-15) Omsk (1915-21) Calanda (1921-1922) Flackwell (1922-25) Lancing (1925-42)
Owner	Knight Steamship Company, Liverpool (1898-1913) European & Brazilian Shipping Company, London (1913-15) Dobroflot, Russia (1915-17) Shipping Controller, UK (1917-21) London & Foreign Maritime Trading Company, London (1921) London Steamship & Trading Corporation (1921-23) D L Flack & Son, London (1923-25) Hvalfanger A/S Globus, Larvik (1925-42)
Builder	Charles Connell and Company, Scotstoun
Yard number	240
Launched	11 December 1897
Completed	1898
Fate	Sunk on 7 April 1942
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship Converted to whale factory ship in 1925
Tonnage	As built: 7,464 GRT 4,747 NRT After conversion: 7,866 GRT 4,561 NRT
Length	470 ft (143.26 m)
Beam	77 ft 3 in (23.55 m)
Depth	31 ft (9.45 m)
Propulsion	Steam triple expansion engine 549 nhp 2,500 ihp

Lancing (shipwreck)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location	Address Restricted, near Buxton, North Carolina
Built	1898
Architectural style	Converted Whale Factory Ship
MPS	World War II Shipwrecks along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico
NRHP reference No.	13000451
Added to NRHP	26 June 2013