SS Lord Kelvin
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Lord Kelvin |
| Owner: | Anglo-American Telegraph Company |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd. |
| Launched: | 1916 |
| Fate: | sold for scrap 1966 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | Cable layer |
| Tonnage: | 2,641 GRT |
| Length: | 316.6 ft (96.5 m) |
| Beam: | 41.2 ft (12.6 m) |
| Draught: | 22.7 ft (6.9 m) |
The British cable ship SS Lord Kelvin was a cable laying ship which served in World War II. She was built in 1916[1] for the Anglo-American Telegraph Company, and was used for light duties for her career. On 27 September 1942 she was involved in a collision with the Canadian Bangor-class minesweeper Chedabucto and was damaged, while Chedabucto sank.[2] She was repaired and resumed service. The ship changed hands several times after the war and underwent several major refits. She was scrapped in the mid 1960s.[3]
References
- 1 2 "History of the Atlantic Cable & Submarine Telegraphy - CS Lord Kelvin". atlantic-cable.com. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ↑ McKee, Fraser; Darlington, Robert A. (1996). The Canadian Naval Chronicle, 1939-1945. Canada: Vanwell Publishing Limited. pp. 106–109. ISBN 1-55125-032-2.
- ↑ "The Accidental Enemy: Navy, Part 41 - Legion Magazine". Legion Magazine. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
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