SS ''Accrington'' was a passenger and cargo vessel built for the

Great Central Railway The Great Central Railway in England was formed when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897, anticipating the opening in 1899 of its London Extension. On 1 January 1923, the company was grouped into the ...

in 1910.

History

The ship was built by

Earle's Shipbuilding Earle's Shipbuilding was an engineering company that was based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England from 1845 to 1932. Earle Brothers The company was started in Hull in 1845 by two brothers, Charles and William Earle. The firm was made u ...

of Hull and launched on 7 June 1910 by Miss C. Fay, daughter of Sir Sam Fay, general manager of the

She was one of an order for four ships, the others being , and . ''Accrington'' was a steel, one deck type with poop, long bridge and topgallant forecastle with accommodation for first, second and third class passengers intended for passenger and cargo service between

Grimsby Grimsby or Great Grimsby is a port town and the administrative centre of North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England. Grimsby adjoins the town of Cleethorpes directly to the south-east forming a conurbation. Grimsby is north-east of L ...

and

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. The construction was to Lloyd's 100 A1 class and also Board of Trade rules, German Emigration Laws and Hamburg Harbor Authorities requirements. Steam heating and electric lighting as well as ventilation for passenger spaces was installed. She was built with accommodation for 100 first-class passengers, and 300 third-class passengers. On 15 June 1922 a wealthy Australian passenger arriving into Grimsby on the Accrington was arrested by customs officials following the discovery of 100 bottles of cocaine, concealed in the false bottom of his trunk, and he also had £100 in notes in his possession. In 1923 she was acquired by the London and North Eastern Railway and in 1935 by Associated Humber Lines. On 16 December 1937 she was in collision in the River Elbe with the German steamer ''Falkenfels''. She received considerable damage and was delayed for 24 hours.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Accrington 1910 ships Steamships of the United Kingdom Ships built on the Humber Ships of the Great Central Railway Ships of the London and North Eastern Railway Ships of Associated Humber Lines