SS Ixion

SS Ixion was a Dutch cargo ship that caught fire and sank near the coast of the Netherlands East Indies in 1911.

History
Name:	Ixion
Namesake:	Ixion
Owner:	Nederlandsche Stoomvaart Maatschappij
Port of registry:	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Builder:	Scott Shipbuilding & Engineering Co.
Yard number:	304
Launched:	23 November 1892
Completed:	December 1892
Fate:	Burned and sank 1 October 1911
General characteristics
Type:	cargo ship
Tonnage:	3,489 GRT
Length:	108.1 metres (354 ft 8 in)
Beam:	13 metres (42 ft 8 in)
Depth:	8.1 metres (26 ft 7 in)
Installed power:	Triple expansion steam engine
Propulsion:	Screw propeller
Speed:	11 knots
Crew:	47

Construction

Ixion was launched on 23 November 1892 and completed the following month at the Scott Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. shipyard in Greenock, United Kingdom.[1]

The ship was 108.1 metres (354 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 13 metres (42 ft 8 in) and a depth of 8.1 metres (26 ft 7 in). The ship was assessed at 3,489 GRT. She had a triple expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated at 2285 indicated horsepower.[2]

Sinking

On 1 October 1911, one of Ixion′s coal bunkers caught fire and sank the ship off the coast of the Netherlands East Indies. 24 of the 47 crew members died; the remaining 23 crew were rescued by the British steamer Good Hope.[2]

References

1. "Ixion (1102068)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
2. "Ixion". Wrecksite. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.